Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart | |
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Virgin | |
Born | Maria Droste zu Vischering 8 September 1863 Münster, Germany |
Residence | Convent of the Good Shepherd Sisters in Porto (until her death) |
Died | 8 June 1899 Porto, Portugal | (aged 35)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 1 November 1975, St. Peter's Square by Pope Paul VI |
Major shrine | Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Ermesinde) |
Feast | 8 June |
Patronage | Priests and devotees of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Mary of the Divine Heart (Münster, 8 September 1863 – Porto, 8 June 1899), born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German noblewoman and religious sister of the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She is best known for having influenced Pope Leo XIII to consecrate the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Pope Leo XIII called the solemn consecration "the greatest act of my pontificate".[1]
She was beatified by Pope Paul VI in St. Peter's Square on 1 November 1975.