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Délia Tétreault was a Canadian Roman Catholic religious community founder. In 1891 she joined the Sisters of Bethany and stayed for 10 years. Her dream was an apostolic school for women and a seminary for the foreign missions. Around this time, she met Father Gustave Bourassa who was her guide and led her to all the important persons she needed to fulfill her dreams. In 1902, Msgr. Paul Bruchési went to Rome and spoke to Pope Pius X about this new foundation. Pope Pius X immediately answered, "Found, found and all the blessings of Heaven will fall upon this new Institute and you will call them the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception". In 1905, Délia had her perpetual commitment and took the name Sr. Marie du Saint-Esprit. In 1909, the first six Sisters of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception left for Canton, China. The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception are in 13 countries and of 17 nationalities including 582 professed sisters and 87 sisters in initial formation. In 1958, the first steps were taken for the beatification of Délia. Finally, in 1982, the Archbishop of Montreal approved of the stages in view of the introduction of the cause in Rome. In 1987 was the canonical closure of the Diocesan procedures.

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