 Mélanie Calvat moved to Cannes in the south of France, from where she travelled to Chalon-sur-Saône, seeking to found a community with the sponsorship of the Canon de Brandt of Amiens.Eventually she entered into litigation with Bishop Perraud, the ordinary of Autun over an inheritance given to support this foundation.In 1892, Mélanie Calvat returned to Lecce, Italy, then journeyed to Messina in Sicily at the invitation of Saint Annibale Maria di Francia.