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Blessed Maria Bárbara Maix

Also known as: Maria Bárbara of the Holy Trinity

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

17-Mar

Born

27 June 1818 in Vienna, Austria

Died

17 March 1873 in Catumbi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil of natural causes; relics in the chapel of São Raphael, Rua Riachuelo, 508, Porto Alegre, RS , Brazil

Beatified

6 November 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

3 July 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI

Biography

Blessed Maria Bárbara Maix, also known as Maria Bárbara of the Holy Trinity, was born on 27 June 1818 in Vienna, Austria. She lived during a time of political unrest, and due to the political reasons in her homeland, she was exiled from Austria. Seeking refuge, she arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 9 November 1848.

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