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Blessed Hélènemariephilippine De Chappotin De Neuville

Also known as: Marie of the Passion; Marie de la Passion de Chappotin

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

November 15

Born

May 21, 1839

Died

November 15, 1904

Beatified

20 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

28 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed HélèneMariePhilippine de Chappotin de Neuville, also known as Marie of the Passion, was born on May 21, 1839, in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. She was the daughter of a noble family and grew up in a devout Catholic environment. Tragedy struck her life when two sisters and a cousin passed away, prompting Hélène to search for deeper meaning and purpose.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2002-10-20 by 20 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II; her beatification miracle involving the healing of a religious sister who suffered from “pulmonary and vertebral TBC, Pott’s Disease”