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Blessed Margaret Of Louvain
Blessed Margaret Of Louvain

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

September 2

Died

September 1, 2

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.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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