Time Line 1873
- death of Blessed Basil Moreau
- Pope Pius IX encyclical On the Church in Armenia published
- birth of Saint Luigi Versiglia
- birth of Saint Therese of Lisieux
- birth of Venerable Vittoria Gisella Gregoris
- declaration of Blessed Anthony Baldinucci as Venerable
- founding of the Association of Young Catholic Daughters of Mary and Saint Teresa of Jesus
- founding of the Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood, a congregation devoted to the care of orphans
- the Society of Mary, which combines education with missionary work, officially recognized by Pope Pius IX
| 1872 | 1874 |
