St Anna Schaeffer was a laywoman born on February 18 1882 in Mindelstetten, Bavaria, Germany and died on October 5 1925 in Mindelstetten, Bavaria, Germany. We celebrate her feast day on October 5 every year in the Catholic Church.
| St Anna Schaeffer Biography | |
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| Date of Birth | February 18 1882 |
| Place of Birth | Mindelstetten, Bavaria, Germany |
| Place of Work | Germany |
| Date of Death | October 5 1925 |
| Place of Death | Mindelstetten, Bavaria, Germany |
| Feast Day | October 5 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 7 1999 |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21 2012 |
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St Anna Schaeffer Life History
Anna Schaeffer was the Daughter of a poor carpenter. Anna dropped out of school at age 14 to work as a maid and had hopes of a religious vocation, but her father’s death left her working to support the family, and she was a lifelong laywoman.
In 1898 she received a vision of Christ who warned her that she had many years of pain ahead of her.
She was paralyzed by an industrial accident in 1901 when she fell into a vat of boiling water and lost the use of her legs.
From her sickbed, she carried out an apostolate through correspondence. Known for her devotion to the Sacred Heart. May have received the stigmata but always tried to hide the signs of it.
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