Blessed Rosalie Rendu Biography
Blessed Rosalie Rendu Profile. Born: 9 September 1786 in France, Europe. Worked in France. Died: 7 February 1856 in Paris, France. Feast Day is celebrated on February 7.
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The Memorial of Blessed Rosalie Rendu – Saint of the Day |
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Blessed Rosalie Rendu Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth |
9 September 1786 |
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Country of Birth |
France of Europe |
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Matrimony/Holy Orders |
Blesseds who were Not Married |
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Profession |
Missionary work |
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Place of Work |
France |
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Date of Death |
7 February 1856 |
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Place of Death |
Paris, France |
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Feast Day |
February 7 |
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Beatification |
Beatified by Pope John Paul II on 9 November 2003 |
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Canonization |
Canonized by N/A |
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Patron Saint of |
N/A |
Blessed Rosalie Rendu Biography
Blessed Rosalie Rendu was the eldest of four daughters. At three, the French Revolution broke out and the priest loyal to Rome were expelled, Killed and others chased into hidings. Her family hid some who were ministering to French Catholics under the arm of hired farm hands.
She had her first communion in her basement in a mass celebrated by one of the convert priests. On May 12, 1796, her father died while she was just nine. Months later, her sister died too. She then joined Ursuline Boarding school in Gex, France for two years.
As a young lady, she started working with the Daughters of Charity at the local hospital. On May 25, 1802, she joined the Congregation at the motherhouse of the Daughters of charity in France taking the name Rosalie.
Her strict devotion to religious life ruined her health which made her be transferred to the house in Mouffetard District where she worked in the slum for 54 years teaching catechism and taught girls to read.
She founded a free clinic, pharmacy, school, orphanage, a child-care center, and a home for the elderly poor. She was later awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honour by Napoleon III in 1852 for her charitable work. during her last two years, she became blind.
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