Chavagnes-en-Paillers ( French pronunciation: [ʃavaɲ ɑ̃ paje] ) is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France .
4-823: Chavagnes en Paillers is known as one of the two villes saintes (holy towns) of the Vendée. (The other is Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre ). It is home to the mother-houses of two religious congregations: the Sons of Mary Immaculate and the Ursulines of Jesus , both founded by the Roman Catholic priest Louis-Marie Baudouin in about 1802 in the wake of the French Revolution (1789) and the War in the Vendée (mainly 1793-1796). Still present also in Chavagnes
8-668: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Saint-Laurent-sur-S%C3%A8vre Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ syʁ sɛvʁ] , literally Saint-Laurent on Sèvre ) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France . Some 25,000 visitors per year arrive at the town, for it is the burial place of two well known Roman Catholic figures: Saint Louis de Montfort and Blessed Marie Louise Trichet . The Basilica of Saint Louis de Montfort at Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre
12-454: Is an impressive structure that attracts a good number of pilgrims each year. On September 19, 1996, Pope John-Paul II visited the town to meditate and pray on the adjacent tombs of Saint Louis and Blessed Marie Louise. Pope John Paul II's strong Marian devotion was highly influenced by the Mariology of Saint Louis de Montfort . According to his Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae ,
16-603: Is the seminary Baudouin founded for the training of boys and men destined for the priesthood. It was the first junior seminary to be approved in France after the Revolution. It now continues as Chavagnes International College , an international Catholic boarding school for boys, teaching through the medium of English. The word Chavagnes is thought to come from the dog Latin cabanas , meaning cabins . The inhabitants are known as Chavagnais . This Vendée geographical article
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