Death of Saint Barth, Eugénie Blanchard, Dean of humanity
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:19 pm
by Gustywind
Sad news for humanity and especially the carib family thus the Northern Leewards (Sint Barth)
. Best prayers and positive thoughts for this UNIQUE and wonderfull women. You're always in our heart Douchy
Here is the translation.
Death of Saint Barth, Eugénie Blanchard, Dean of humanity
franceantilles.fr 04.11.2010
The Dean of humanity, Eugénie Blanchard, a 114-year-old nun died Bruyn de Saint-Barthélémy Hospital where she resided since 30 years. Born 16 February 1896, Eugénie Blanchard, become religious, had left his Island native then deprived of Saint-Barthélemy - overseas situated 250 km north of Guadeloupe - community, to carry out his Catholic vocation in Curaçao then a wealthy Dutch colony located off the coast of the Venezuela.
His return to his native island, it is had acquired the nickname of "The Douchy" (sweets, in Papiamentu, Creole Netherlands Antilles), name of cakes and sweets proposed Saint-Barth youth inviting them to share the Gospel story or a biblical parable.
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:19 pm
by Gustywind
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:44 am
by Gustywind
Dean of humanity, "Douchy" extinct
Roger MASIP France-French West Indies Guadeloupe 05.11.2010
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Last February in the presence of several members of his family and staff Hospital De Bruyn de Saint-Barthélemy, Douchy had celebrated its 114 years.
Anne Marie Eugenie Blanchard, dubbed Douchy, died on the night of Thursday, November 4 at the Hospital De Bruyn Saint - Barthélemy where she was staying for thirty years. This ancient religious 1 14 years was the Dean of humanity.
According to Daniel Blanchard, whose father was the younger brother of Douchy, Dean of humanity is is extinguished at 2: 25 p.m. on the night of Wednesday to Friday, "it was several days it had ups and downs...". "Since one month, the hospital staff had told me need to expect the worst." A vigil was held during yesterday evening and burial will take place at Saint-Barthélemy this morning in the presence, including the religious ceremony of two Douchy nephews who are priests in Guadeloupe.
Sister Cyria Costa in the Curaçao
Born 16 February 1896 to Saint-Barthélemy, Eugénie Blanchard, was the originating the Nantes area, André Blanchard daughter arrived in St-Barth around 1880, and Emily Lisie Danet. Douchy family had 13 children 2 died shortly after birth. Sixth child in the family, Douchy is never married and had no children. It is in 1923 at the age of 27 years old, she left the island to join the Dutch island of Curaçao where she returned to the convent in a Dutch congregation and took the name sister Cyria Costa. The convent, its main activities will be help-stove and Assistant in a centre for orphans. After 32 years of convent and approximately 60 years old, Douchy returned to Saint-Barthélemy among his people. It is here that he was given the nickname of Douchy because it gave the children returning to school candies, dushi in Papiamentu, Curaçao, Creole and douchy Creole St-Barth. To 1989, his health decreasing, Douchy is hospitalized De Bruyn hospital named after the Dutch priest Irénée De Bruyn, one who had facilitated his departure for the convent of Curaçao.
Last February in the presence of several members of his family and staff Hospital De Bruyn de Saint-Barthélemy, Douchy had celebrated its 114 years. With more than 500 nephews, nieces, nephews, and estate everyone agrees to say "after 30 years of life in the hospital, Douchy to this record in priority to all those who daily have chouchoutée it, affectionnée and careful" says his nephew Daniel Blanchard.
-Guadeloupe elected honour his memory
"With Eugenie Blanchard and before it, Philibert Parnassus, we lose a few days two examples of exceptional longevity in France overseas", said MP Victorin Lurel hailed a "woman who dedicated his long life to the good of it." Jacques Gillot recalled that Douchy "will be made to the gift of self and unconditional altruism the thread of his entire life." Lucette Michaux-Chevry, Senator - area of Basse-Terre has welcomed the memory of humanity "which has known all along his life do Catholic vocation with exemplary and transmit gentleness and kindness to those that materially" Dean.
