Julienne du Rosaire

Julienne Dallaire (religious name Mère Julienne du Rosaire; 23 May 1911 – 6 January 1995) was a Franco-Canadian nun, mystic and founder of the Dominican Missionary Adorers. Her cause for beatification has been opened.

Biography Early life Julienne Dallaire was born on 23 May 1911 in Saint-Roch, Québec City, the second child of a family of nine children and the eldest daughter. She received her Christian formation from the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal at the Académie Saint-Roch. She tried entering two different congregations, at the age of 21 and at the age of 29 respectively, which she had to leave both for health reasons.

Dallaire's congregation was canonically recognized on 7 October 1948, and the first religious professions were made on the same day, including herself. At first, the congregation was installed on the upper floor of a house in Beauport, Quebec City, and later came to occupy the entire house. In 1950, a convent was built in Beauport and became the Mother House of the congregation and in 1952, the congregation was affiliated with the Dominican Order.