The Congregation of Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny was founded in 1807 in Chalon by Anne-Marie Javouhey who consecrated herself to God on November 11th, 1798 during a clandestine Mass which had to be celebrated in a barn in Chamblanc.

About Us

25 Oct 2013

The Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny are apostolic religious, rooted in personal and community prayer, united in communities of Sisters, attentive to the signs of the times, listening to the ‘cries’ of our world, open to the world and inserted into the local community, available for the Mission.

A religious life lived in internationality in the sharing of experiences, of staff, of resources, in collaboration with lay people, with the spirit of unity in diversity.

Blessed Anne Marie Javuhey
Blessed Anne Marie Javouhey
1779 - 1851
Foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny