Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida
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St. Joan Antida - A Timeline 

1765 - Jeanne Antide-Thouret born in France

1787 - Joins the Daughters of Charity

1794 - Returns to her native country because of the revolution

1795 - Departs on the roads of exile across Europe with the solitaires of Father Receveur

1797 - Arrives in Switzerland but returns to France on demand of the exiled priests of Besançon

1799 - Begins a free school for girls and a soup kitchen for the poor at Besançon

1802 - Draws up the Rule of Life and Jeanne and sisters arrive at Bellevaux prison in France

1807 - Rule of Life approved by the Archbishop and community officially known as the Sisters of Charity of Besançon

1810 - Arrives in Naples to take charge of a hospital of incurables, care for people at home, and educate young children

1819 - Constitutions approved by Pope Pius VII, who gives Community official name of Daughters of Charity under the protection of St. Vincent de Paul

1821 - Jeanne Antide returns to France. Many difficulties exist between her and the Archbishop of Besançon

1823 - Jeanne Antide returns to Naples

1826 - Jeanne Antide dies in Naples

1934 - Jeanne Antide proclaimed a saint by Pope Pius XI

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