Cor unum et anima una

Arrival of Jacques Laval at Port-Louis. From the start, he worked totally for the black people.

François Libermann is ordained priest by Mgr. Miolland in his private chapel at Amiens. On the same day, Frédéric Le Vavasseur is ordained in Paris.

Three days after his ordination, François Libermann celebrates Mass for the first time at the convent of the sisters of Louvencourt (near La Neuville).

Père Libermann, assisted by Frédéric Le Vavasseur, Eugène Tisserant and l'Abbé Desgenettes, celebrates the first Mass of the new Society at Notre Dame des Victoires in Paris.

Opening of the noviciate at La Neuville, Amiens (France) with MM. Libermann, Le Vavasseur and Collin.