France Honors
Mother Yvonne Reungoat
(ANS – Rome – January 11, 2021) – The Mother General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Sister Yvonne Reungoat, has been honored by France’s Legion of Honor. She is a native of France.
In the special edition of the Official
Gazette of the French Republic, dated January 1, 2021, regarding promotion and appointment
to the National Order in the Legion of Honor and in the National Order of
Merit, it is reported:
“The appointment of Officier of the
Légion d’Honneur is conferred on the Mother General of the Institute of the
Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Sister Yvonne Reungoat.”
The motivation for the conferment: “For
more than a year now, the entire French population, and that of many countries
around the world, has found itself facing the serious health crisis of
Covid-19, with great consequences at the humanitarian, educational, and social
levels. Many citizens have committed themselves professionally and voluntarily
in the fight against the virus, at all levels and in all sectors of activity. ”
The Legion of Honor is the highest honor
established after the French Revolution. Currently it rewards, according to
different degrees, the eminent merits acquired in service to the French nation.
In July 2012, Mother Yvonne was awarded
the Medal of Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honor.
The FMA Institute is close to Mother
General, for the appointment conferred on her by the French Republic, which
will have its positive effects not only in France, but throughout the Salesian
world committed to transmitting the values of the Gospel to young people.
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