Wine cellar on a farm near Ruillé where Father Dujarié hid after his clandestine ordination in the aftermath of the French Revolution.

The church at Ruillé where Father Dujarié was pastor for over thirty years, once the political climate allowed him to minister in public. (Photo courtesy of Brother Richard Critz, CSC.)

Interior of the church

Plaque commemorating Father Dujarié in the church at Ruillé.

La Petite Providence built by Father Dujarié on the outskirts of Ruillé-sur-Loir for the first "Sisters of Providence" in 1806.

The chapel built by Father Dujarié himself at La Petite Providence.

Altar inside the little chapel at La Petite Providence. (Photo courtesy of Brother Richard Critz, CSC.)

Carved panel above the altar in the little chapel at Petite Providence. Note the three hearts already present in the spiritual iconography of early nineteenth century France.

The date carved into the stone above the entrance to La Petite Providence.

Pond across the road from La Petite Providence.

Entrance to La Grande Providence, motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence in Ruillé-sur-Loir. The complex was built by Father Dujarié when the Sisters grew too numerous for La Petite Providence. (Photo courtesy of Brother Richard Critz, CSC.)

Gravesite of Father Dujarié in a side chapel at La Grande Providence. (Photo courtesy of Brother Richard Critz, CSC.)

The grave of Father Dujarié at La Grande Providence.

Window celebrating Father Dujarié at La Grande Providence. (Photo courtesy of Brother Richard Critz, CSC.)

Painting by Brother Harold Ruplinger, csc, of Father Dujarié giving a religious habit to the first three young men to join his Brothers of St. Joseph at Ruillé in 1820. Although the painting is historically inacurrate because Dujarié met only two Brothers on the road that day, one of these two men was André Mottais.

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