
Blessed Émilie Doultremont Dhoogvorst
Also known as: Émilie d’Oultremont van der Linden d’Hooghvorst; Marie of Jesus; Mary of Jesus; Maria di Gesù d’Oultremont
Feast Day
22-Feb
Born
11 October 1818 in Wegimont near Liège, Belgium
Died
22 February 1878 at the home of her son Adrien in Florence, Italy of natural causes; buried in the church of Saint Bonaventure in Rome, Italy
Beatified
12 October 1997 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
23 December 1993 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Émilie Doultremont Dhoogvorst, also known as Émilie d'Oultremont van der Linden d'Hooghvorst, was born on 11 October 1818, in Wegimont, near Liège, Belgium. She was born into the nobility as the daughter of Count Émile Oultremont de Wégimont a de Warfusée, a diplomat who represented King Leopold I to the Vatican.
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