St. Marie-Madeleine Postel Biography
Saint Marie-Madeleine Postel Profile. Born: November 28 1756 in France, Europe. Worked in France. Died: July 16 1846 in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicoste, France. Feast Day is celebrated on July 16.
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St. Marie-Madeleine Postel Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death. |
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Date of Birth |
November 28 1756 |
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Country of Birth |
France in Europe |
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St.s who were Nuns/Sisters |
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Profession |
Sister |
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Place of Work |
France |
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Date of Death |
July 16 1846 |
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Place of Death |
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicoste, France |
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Feast Day |
July 16 |
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Beatification |
Pope Pius X |
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Canonization |
Pope Pius XI |
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Patron Saint of |
N/A |
Biography
Saint Marie-Madeleine Postel, auntie to Bl. Placide Viel. Instructed by the Benedictines at Valognes, France. Director of a school for young ladies at age 28. At the point when the school was shut during the French Revolution, she utilized the structure to house criminal priests. Franciscan tertiary at age 52, taking the name Marie-Madeleine. Established the Poor Daughters of Mercy at Cherburg, France in 1807 when she was 61. The Daughters are instructors and medical caretakers, and at the season of Marie’s demise 30 years after the fact, they had 37 houses.
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