Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon

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Basic	Podcast: Cigars, Château, and Conviction: Adèle and Marie Thérèse with Sr. Laura Leming, FMI, and Jessica Gonzaléz Uhlig Sr. Laura Leming, FMI, and Jessica Gonzaléz Uhlig explore the foundational partnership between Father Chaminade, Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon, and Marie Thérèse de Lamourous. Discover Adèle and Marie Thérèse as influential women who helped form the Marianist Family and created a timeless model for modern collaboration.
Basic	Podcast: "I'm Still Here" - Matt Naveau’s Journey of Cancer and Companionship with Mother Adèle "I'm still here, Matt." Those four words, spoken during a moment of profound challenge, changed everything for Matt Naveau. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Matt shares his deeply personal journey of encountering Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon—not as a distant historical figure, but as a living companion through some of the most challenging years of his life.
Basic	Leadership Rooted in Faith and Courage: Lessons from Marie Thérèse de Lamourous and Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon Jessica González Uhlig, the NACMS program administrator, examines the leadership qualities of two key female figures at the beginning of the Marianist Movement. Jessica reminds us: "In an era when women’s public leadership was limited by societal norms, Marie Thérèse de Lamourous and Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon carved bold, faith-filled paths that reveal timeless principles of transformational leadership. Their lives offer a Marianist model of leadership rooted in courage, compassion, community, and mission."
Basic	From Exile to a Spiritual Home: Adèle's Vocation Journey On November 14, 1801, Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon (Foundress of the Marianist Sisters) and her family returned to their château in France after four years of exile.
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: A Spectacle of Saints “A Spectacle of Saints” explores the Marianist candidates on the path to sainthood and how we are blessed with ordinary saints in our lives today.
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: A Mother's Love “A Mother’s Love” explores how the models of Mary (Mother of God), Elisabeth de Vincens de Lamourous (mother of Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de Lamourous), and Baroness Ursule de Peyronnencq (mother of Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon) resonate with our lives today.
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Ten Things You May Not Know about Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon Many people know that Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon is the founder of the Marianist Sisters. But not many may know that she began a school for young boys and girls out of her family's chateau. Adèle died on January 10, 1828, at the young age of 38. The Marianist Family celebrated her beatification 190 years later—June 10, 2018.
Basic	Podcast: Looking Back in Gratitude (Gabby Bibeau and Patti Gehred) In this episode, Patti and Gabby interview each other about their time at NACMS as they prepare to transition to new endeavors: retirement for Patti and PhD work for Gabby. Tune in to hear them share about highlights from their NACMS career, which Founder inspires them the most, and their future plans. But don't worry: Sharing Our Marianist Stories will continue!
Resource	Marianist Heritage Virtual Tour Videos In January of 2023, to honor Marianist Heritage Month, NACMS created eight virtual tours of significant locations in Marianist History.
Resource	Marianist Heritage Sites Photo Album A collection of photos of foundational sites for the Marianist Family, along with detailed descriptions of the photos and locations.