In 1794, the revolutionary authorities confiscated the building in which the school was run and Marinette and her companions moved to the town of Thueyts where they received support from Father Luigi Pontanier who was a member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice.
It was founded in 1796 at Thueyts in the Ardèche department of south-central France, by Blessed Anne-Marie Rivier (1768–1838); originally, the congregation was devoted to the education of young girls.
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The Chateau du Pin is located in the southwestern department of Ardeche, about ten miles west of Aubenas, in the town of Fabras and Thueyts Township.