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Blessed Maria Anna Blondin
Blessed Maria Anna Blondin

Blessed Maria Anna Blondin

Also known as: Esther Blondin; Sister Marie-Anne; Marie-Anne Blondin

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

2 January; 18 April (Canada)

Born

18 April 1809 in Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada as Esther Blondin

Died

2 January 1890 at Lachine, Quebec, Canada of natural causes

Beatified

29 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

14 May 1991 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtue)

Biography

Blessed Maria Anna Blondin, also known as Esther Blondin, Sister Marie-Anne, and Marie-Anne Blondin, was born on 18 April 1809 in Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada, to a pious French-Canadian farm family. She was the daughter of Jean Baptiste Blondin and Marie Rose Limoges. Growing up, Esther and her family, like many others in their community, were illiterate.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2001-04-29 by 29 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

January 2April 18
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