Mathilde Raclot
Mathilde Raclot | |
|---|---|
| Title | Reverend Mother |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Marie-Justine Raclot 9 February 1814 |
| Died | 20 January 1911 (aged 96) |
| Resting place | Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | French |
| Home town | Suriauville, Lorraine, France |
| Parent(s) | Francis Raclot (father) Charlotte Lamirelle (mother) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Institute | Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus |
| Monastic name | Mathilde |
| Consecration | Saint Maur International School |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Yokohama |
| Reason for exit | deceased |
Reverend Mother Saint Mathilde Raclot (born Marie-Justine Raclot; 9 February 1814 – 20 January 1911) was a 19th-century French Catholic nun and missionary from the Sisters of the Infant Jesus who traveled to different countries in East Asia to set up Catholic schools and orphanages. In Singapore, she founded the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus girls' school and later traveled to Japan where she established a hospice and homeless shelter. In 2014, Mother Mathilde Raclot was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame.