Painting of Saint Julie and the Children -- The Ohio Province Heritage Hallway and Museum collection. (This well-known pose of Saint Julie surrounded by young girls was painted by an unknown Sister Artist at Sixth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Students attending the Sixth Street Academy posed as models for the painting. No date.)
"On February 2, 1804, the Feast of the Purification of Mary, Julie Billiart, Françoise Blin de Bourdon and Catherine Duchatel consecrated themselves to God and promised to educate poor children and to form teachers. Since it was the Feast of Mary, they decided to name this new congregation: Sisters of Notre Dame. Each year on February 2, we Sisters of Notre Dame on five continents, celebrate our Congregational Feast during Mass; we renew our commitment to God and renew our vows of poverty, chastity and obedience." -- Ohio Province Leadership Team.