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The Canonical recognition of the Community by the Roman Catholic Church
On December 15, 1946, on the occasion of the blessing of the statue of Our Lady of the Snow at St Pierre du Colombier, the Bishop of Viviers authorized the foundation of the Missionary Family of Our Lady.
The charisma given to Father Dorne and to Mother Marie Augusta is recognized - with the agreement of Rome - on October 7, 2000, by Mgr Francois Blondel, Bishop of Viviers, who has set up the Missionary Family of Our Lady as an Institute for Consecrated Life attached by Canon law to the Diocese.