Maria Abigail E.

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I. CONCEPT MAP

II. The Paulinian Story

The story begun in Beauce, France during the war of
great armies. Such wars like Hundred years war, St. Joan
of Arc Liberation of New Orleans, Wars of Religion and
Wars of Fronde. Those wars caused misery, poverty,
sickness, & ignorance. Same situation was seen in
Levesville-La-Chenard where the founder of the SPC
Congregation, Fr. Louis Chauvet was assigned to.
He tried to engage everyone in the community in his
ministry, which goal is to teach the children, care for
the sick, & minister for the poor. Some young ladies in
the community got interested and supported Fr. Chauvet in
His work, mainly Mother Marie Anne de Tilly as the co-
foundress. All the young girls are called the “Daughters
of the School of Levesville”. Their first home was the La
Berceau and their first classroom was La Cave. The first
teacher, recruit and superior was Marie Micheau and the
superior general is Barbe Foucald. After some time, the
sisters’ label was changed into “Sisters of the Community
of School Teachers”.
In 1708, Fr. Chauvet entrusted Sisters of the
Community of School Teachers to the Bishop of Chartres,
Bishop Paul Godet des Marais who also gave the name to
our sisters as “Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres”. So,
their new home at this moment is in Chartres. This time,
their patron saint is Saint Paul, The Apostle and their
role model is Mama Mary.
Fr. Louis Chauvet died on June 21, 1710, but the
sisters never stopped on keeping the Congregation at
work. They even had their first mission outside of France
Congregation, which is in French Guiana. Sadly in 1792,
the French Revolution started, and it had confiscated
houses & properties of religious congregations including
the of house of Saint Maurice. French revolution was also
the cause of why the 44 sisters living in St. Maurice
were dispersed.
In 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte signed the decree of
Reconstitution of Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres. Also
in this year, with the help of Baron de Laitre, a search
was made for the dispersed Sisters of Saint Paul of
Chartres. And from there, the SPS Congregation started to
spread all over the world, most commonly in Asia.
The sisters arrived here in the Manila, Philippines
on October 25, 1904, and was welcomed by Archbishop
Jeremiah J. Harty to sail on Pleguezuelo to go to Cebu.
In 29th of October, same year, they arrived in Dumaguete
under the responsibility of Bishop Frederick Rooker.
The first seven sisters are Mother Marthe de St.
Paul Legendre (2nd Provincial Superior in the Philippine
province), Sr. Marie Louise du Sacre, Coeur Nivou, Sr.
Marie Josephine Rappeprot, Sr. Charles Aho, Sr. Catherine
de Genes Guetteres & Sr. Ange Marie Bannier. The first
school by SPC sisters is named as “Instituto de San
Pablo”. And looking into the present, we have Saint Paul
University Dumaguete here founded on October 29, 1904.
The current president of Saint Paul University Dumaguete
is now Sister Joseline R. Lasala, SPC.