“Here is the first stage of the preparation for the Philippine Bicentenary Celebrations, in summer 2018 in France…There will be more information coming as we continue our plans for this project.” ~ Odile, Sophie, and Amelie (BFN)

Rose Philippine Duchesne was born in Grenoble, France in 1769. After preparing for her first communion at the Visitation convent nearby, her desire to give her life to God led her to join the Visitation community, a cloistered, contemplative order, despite her longing to serve God in missionary lands. In the aftermath of the French revolution, her convent was closed by the government. For ten years Philippine served the destitute of Grenoble as she searched for God’s desires for her.