Marguerite. Olier then established the devotion to the Holy Infant at Saint-Sulpice, Paris. François Fénelon, who was then a priest at Saint-Sulpice, composed litanies of the Infant Jesus. Pope Alexander VII approved the Confraternity in January 1661; Pius IX made it an archconfraternity in 1855. Christ Child Society The Christ Child Society was founded in 1885 in Washington, D.C., by Mary Virginia Merrick, as a small relief organization to aid local underprivileged children. Additional chapters were started in other cities. Gallery See also Child Jesus images in Mexico Holy Infant of Good Health Infant Jesus of Mechelen -for a discussion of the style of sculpture Infant Jesus of Prague Santo Niño (disambiguation) Santo Niño de Atocha Maria Bambina -similar devotion to Mary References External links Taladh Criosta Christianity and children Nativity of Jesus in the New Testament