When Styliane was six she became quite eloquent, speaking with unusual clarity. She began to read and write, learning to spell and read the Psalms, which she could recite accurately, doing easily what for other children was a burden. She approached her teachers for lessons on the Bible, gaining by her natural love of learning knowledge which in others needed threats and even punishment. She became the best student of her group. She learned very quickly how to work at the loom and embroidery, carefully dividing her time between literary education and women's work. She was very affectionate to her parents, kissing, embracing, sitting on their laps and sharing food. Her religious education and observance did not lag behind other aspects: she went to services of every kind, singing hymns with devotion, learning texts easily, dressing and behaving in a suitable way for a girl of her age