Blessed Alix Le Clerc
Also known as: Alix of Mattaincourt; Alix Le Clercq; Alice le Clerc; Alessia le Clerc; Maria Teresa of Jesus; Marie-Thérèse of Jesus
Feast Day
9-Jan
Born
2 February 1576 in Remiremont, Vosges, France
Died
9 January 1622 in the Congregation convent at Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France of natural causes; buried in the convent cemetery in a lead coffin, but site of the grave was lost when the convent was destroyed during the French Revolution; coffin re-discovered in 1950; relics enshrined in the chapel of the Notre Dame School in Nancy, France in 1960; relics enshrined in a chapel in the cathedral of Nancy on 14 October 2007
Beatified
4 May 1947 by Pope Pius XII
Venerated
3 April 1932 by Pope Pius XI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Alix Le Clerc, also known as Alix of Mattaincourt, Alix Le Clercq, Alice le Clerc, Alessia le Clerc, Maria Teresa of Jesus, and Marie-Thérèse of Jesus, was born on February 2, 1576, in Remiremont, Vosges, France. She was born into a wealthy family and, during her early years, enjoyed dance, music, and parties, earning a reputation as a silly and frivolous girl.
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