Madeleine Daniélou

1880-1956 20th century

Uniting the love of God and the work of the mind, awakening souls.

Who was Madeleine Daniélou?

A French educator, married and mother of six, holding an advanced teaching degree rare for a woman of her time. She founded schools and a community devoted to forming women both believing and cultivated, joining inner life to intellectual rigour.

In their own words

The aim of education is very simple: to help the child develop all that he carries within, and at the same time to adapt to his time and his world.

L'Éducation selon l'esprit (Education according to the Spirit)