Mère Anne-Marie Javouhey was a French nun and missionary who founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny in 1807, dedicating her life to caring for the poor, sick, and marginalized. Born in 1779, she defied the constraints of the French Revolution to pursue her religious calling, eventually establishing educational and healthcare missions across the world, including free schools for the poor and hospitals in Africa and the Pacific. She is particularly remembered for her work in French Guiana, where she helped free and prepare enslaved people for independence, embodying a mission of holistic liberation and the restoration of human dignity.