The Girl Leader

Born in circa 1412, St. Joan of Arc was born into a small community known as Dorémy, France. Joan grew up very poor with a family of farmers. She never learned to read or write. At thirteen, she began hearing voices from St. Michael the Archangel, St. Catherine of Alexandria, and St. Margaret of Antioch and they told her that God had a mission for her. 

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Our Modern Teacher

John Baptist de la Salle was born on April 30, 1651, into a very wealthy French family. He received an excellent education and became a canon (a church official) at just 16 at Reims Cathedral when the average age was 25. But after his parents died, he had to take care of his 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Nonetheless, he planned to live a comfortable life in the Catholic Church. 

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