Ordre de Notre-Dame du Refuge explained

Ordre de Notre-Dame du Refuge (Order of Refuge) was a religious order founded in 1624 by Elisabeth de Ranfaing in Nancy, France. Following the rule of Saint Augustine, it was founded for women recovering from a life of prostitution. Pope Urban VIII approved the order in 1634.^{[1] [2]}

The order was suppressed in 1793. It was reestablished after the French Revolution in Montpellier, and was absorbed in 1930 by the Franciscans of Mary Immaculate of Bordeaux.

Further reading

• Book: Spillmann . L. . Benech . J. . 1914 . Du Refuge à la Maison de Secours 1624 - 1914. Histoire de la Clinique de Dermatologie . Imprimerie Réunies de Nancy . FR .

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Ranfaing, Marie Elisabeth de. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. 1879. Harper & Brothers.
2. Encyclopedia: Ranfaing, Elizabeth of. New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2003. Gale Research.