Her biography made her known in France, Europe, Africa and the whole world. Those who began to pray to her experienced her powerful intercession with God. Graces and favours from heaven came. During the First World War, she was the guardian angel of soldiers and of those in need, like her spiritual Sister, St. Therese of the Child Jesus. The humble and the learned, common people and eminent men of the Church, all expressed the desire that Sister Eugénie should become a model of life and holiness for the people of God.

This spontaneous outpouring of popular devotion was accompanied by a growing reputation for holiness.

The faithful and certain leading figures in the Church requested the opening of her cause...

The First World War interrupted this project, but God blessed it as a healing took place in Dahomey (now Benin).

A young girl, Marie, who aspired to religious life, fell ill. Her lungs were damaged and she was told she would die.

Father Barril advised her to pray to St. Therese of the Child Jesus, but after 3 novenas, there was no change.

The priest gave her a brochure about Sister Eugénie Joubert and advised her to pray a novena.

At the end of the novena, she felt much better. She consulted a doctor who, after examining her thoroughly, assured her that she was cured!

She took the name of Sister Eugénie, according to the promise made by Father Barril, and joined the Little Sisters of the Poor.

Click here to read that young girl's testimonial (in French).

In 1919, the Holy Family of the Sacred Heart opened a home in Dahomey!

On 26 September 1919, the Informative process of Sister Eugénie Joubert began in the diocese of Liège...

... continued in the diocese of Paris ...

... then in the diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay and in Rome.

On 1 October 1928, a miracle occurred in Belgium.

Emile Legaye, a Belgian man, was suffering from an incurable respiratory disease.

His wife went to Eugénie Joubert's grave every day to pray and ask for her husband's recovery; her husband, who was bedridden, followed her in prayer. On 1 October, at the cost of extreme fatigue, Emile Legaye himself went to Sister Eugénie Joubert's grave in the cemetery of Saint-Gilles (Liège) to pray. From that day on, Mr. Legaye had no more haemorrhages and was considered cured.

This miracle was recognised and validated Eugénie Joubert's request for beatification.

On 9 June 1983, Pope John Paul II recognised the heroic nature of her virtues, declaring her "Venerable".

After Pope John Paul II approved the decree of beatification on 2 April 1993, the beatification ceremony of Blessed Eugénie Joubert took place on 20 November 1994 at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

More information about the beatification ceremony here.

In 1994, the book "Eugénie Joubert: 28 ans de sourire" (Eugénie Joubert: 28 years smiling), written by Father Maurice Dechaud, was published.

Joachim Bouflet's book "Eugénie Joubert, une force d'âme" (Eugénie Joubert, a strenght of soul) was published in 1999. It is based on the authentic records of the beatification process.

In 2019, the Abbey of Saint-Joseph de Clairval published No. 52 of their newsletter entitled ‘Vie de Saints et de Convertis’ (“Lives of Saints and Converts”), which was partly dedicated to Blessed Eugénie Joubert.

After the beatification ceremony, chapels dedicated to Blessed Eugénie were built in Liège and Rome.

On 26 November 2000, during the Sunday Mass, in Yssingeaux, a chapel was consecrated and dedicated to Blessed Eugénie Joubert.

A statue was also installed.

To discover the places of prayer dedicated to Blessed Eugénie Joubert, click here

From 20 to 23 May 2004, a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Eugénie took place in Belgium:

at Banneux, at the foot of Our Lady of the Poor,

at the parish of Saint-Gilles in Liège, near  Eugénie's relics.

53 pilgrims took part in that 4-day pilgrimage to some of the places where Blessed Eugénie lived.

On 20 November of the same year, a day in honour of Blessed Eugénie was held in Yssingeaux, in the presence of Monsignor Brincard and Monsignor Soulier.

To mark the 110th anniversary of her death and the 20th anniversary of her beatification, commemorations were held in Yssingeaux, in the presence of a delegation from the parish of Saint-Gilles in Liège.

Making Blessed Eugénie known as a figure of cultural heritage and catechesis, and as a model of life: a Blessed of our time, more relevant than ever!

The Association Les Amis de la Bienheureuse Eugénie Joubert (Friends of Blessed Eugénie Joubert) was set up to raise awareness of Blessed Eugénie and to promote her message, as well as the places where she lived and carried out her apostolate... so many memorial sites.

On 17 September 2022, in an audience with the heads of the catechesis commissions of Europe's bishops' conferences, Pope Francis recalled that "catechesis cannot be a school lesson", but rather "a living experience of faith", (...) "to be passed on to new generations". The "heart of catechesis": "The risen Jesus Christ loves you and never abandons you". This is what by Blessed Eugénie Joubert meant when she said: "As long as Jesus is pleased".

So, through the association Les Amis de la Bienheureuse Eugénie Joubert, it is also a question of developing her cult, offering her to each and every one of us to support our hopes, our prayers, our requests for grace..., in the hope that she will enter the circle of Saints and thus join the universal Church. Cultural activities cannot be separated from their spiritual dimension.

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The association “Les Amis de la Bienheureuse Eugénie Joubert” (Friends of Blessed Eugénie Joubert) offers a range of resources to help you discover the Blessed's life and spirituality:

a Youtube channel: @amisbienheureuseeugeniejoubert

a Facebook page: AmisEugenieJoubert

games, colouring, crafting...

leaflets to pray with her...

a CD with songs based on her own words...

prayer cards...

Recently published books and press articles are listed on the News page.

On 9 October 2023, Monsignor Delville, Bishop of Liège (Belgium), signed the decree of canonical recognition.

Since that date, the association, an association governed by the French the law of 1901, has been qualified as a 'private association of the faithful' pursuant the canons (298 to 311 and 321 to 326) of the Code of Canon Law.

The association "Les Amis de la Bienheureuse Eugénie Joubert" thus became, together with the diocese of Liège, an actor in the cause for the canonisation of Blessed Eugénie Joubert. This process is part of the association's vocation to promote the cultural and artistic memory of the Blessed.

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A "Eugénie Joubert-year" was organized by Monsignor Baumgarten, Bishop of the Diocese of Puy-en-Velay, and Father Michel Claeys, and Father Rolan Bresson, Priest of the parish 'Notre-Dame des Apôtres au Pays-des-Sucs', which includes the parish of Yssingeaux (Haute-Loire). The spirituality of the Blessed animates the catechesis of young people and children, the Stations of the Cross during Lent. The Prayer of intercession is recited after each service in the various parishes. "Living holiness in everyday life with Blessed Eugénie Joubert" was discussed and prayed on November 23 and 24 during a commemorative ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of her beatification organized in Yssingeaux.

To celebrate with faith and fervour the 30^th anniversary of the beatification of Blessed Eugénie, the diocese of Liège (Belgium) organised several days of celebrations and commemorations in Saint-Gilles.

The most memorable day was the transfer of the Blessed's tomb to a dedicated chapel in the church of Saint-Gilles in Liège.

Discover or rediscover the events of those days here

On that occasion, a new prayer of intercession was written by Monsignor Jean-Pierre Delville, Bishop of Liège.

Click here to access the new prayer of intercession.