Blessed Margaret Of Louvain - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Margaret Of Louvain

Also known as: Marguerite la Fiere; Margaret la Fière; Margaret van Leuven; Margaret van Löwen; Margarita Lovania; Fiere Margriet; Margaretula, Margarita, Margaritha, Margriet, Margrit, Marguerite

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

2-Sep

Born

1207 at Louvain, Brabant, Belgium

Died

Throat cut on 2 September 1225 at Louvain, Brabant, Belgium; body thrown into the river Deel by her killers; the body was recovered, and buried along the river bank; legend says that a large fish pushed the body up-stream and an angel hovered over the river, shining a light on the body until some one came to recover it; the body was later transferred to Saint Peter’s Church in Louvain; many miracles reported at her tomb

Beatified

1905 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Margaret of Louvain, also known as Marguerite la Fiere, Margaret la Fière, Margaret van Leuven, Margaret van Löwen, Margarita Lovania, Fiere Margriet, Margaretula, Margarita, Margaritha, Margriet, Margrit, and Marguerite, was born in 1207 to a poor family in Louvain, Brabant, Belgium. In her late teens, Margaret began working as a maid at the Sint Joris, an inn owned by her uncle, Aubert.