January 3, 1836            Sisters leave France for the United States

March 19                      Feast of St. Joseph

March 25, 1836            Sisters from Lyons, France arrive in St. Louis, MO

March 31, 1759            Birth of Mother St. John Fontbonne

April 7, 1836                 French sisters arrive in Cahokia, IL

May 16, 1877               Approbaton of the first Constitutions of the American Foundation

August 3, 1962              First Sisters arrive in Peru

August 14, 1956            First Sisters arrive in Japan

August 24, 1938            First Sisters arrive in Hawai'i

September 9, 1863        Papal decree of commendation for the Congregation

September 12, 1836      French Sisters arrive at Carondelet, MO

October 15, 1648          Official date of founding at Le Puy, France

November 22, 1843       Death of Mother St. John Fontbonne

December 8, 1987          First Sisters arrive in Chile

December 30, 1669        Death of Jean Pierre Medaille, SJ