In April 1835 Pope Gregory XVI granted approval of the mother-house at Angers for the institute known as Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd of Angers.
The first canonizations were two women, the founder of a female order, Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, and mystic Gemma Galgani.
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The Congregation of the Good Shepherd Sisters was founded by Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier (formerly known as Rose Virginie Pelletier) in Angers, France in 1835, when she broke away from OLC and formed a separate institute.