Photograph Of Blessed Maria Dina Bélanger Date And Photographer Unknown

Blessed Maria Dina Bélanger

Also known as: Dina Bélanger; Maria Adelaide Dina Bélanger; Marie of Saint Cecilia of Rome; Marie-Marguerite-Dina-Adélaïde Bélanger; The “Little Flower” of Canada

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

4-Sep

Born

30 April 1897 in the parish of Notre-Dame-de-Jacques-Cartier, part of the Saint-Roch district of Québec, Canada

Died

4 September 1929 in the Jésus-Marie convent, Sillery, Québec, Canada of tuberculosis while contemplating an image of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus; buried on 7 September at the church of the Jésus-Marie convent; exhumed in 1951 as part of the canonization investigation; exhumed in May 1990 as part of the canonization investigation

Beatified

20 March 1993 by Pope John Paul II, celebrated in Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy; the beatification miracle involved the cure of a hydrocephalic infant, Jules Chiasson, in 1939 in Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada following a novena to Blessed Dina by the family

Venerated

13 May 1989 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues); her parents were still alive during the investigation, and were interviewed about her life and spirituality

Biography

Blessed Maria Dina Bélanger, also known as Dina Bélanger, was born on April 30, 1897, in the parish of Notre-Dame-de-Jacques-Cartier, part of the Saint-Roch district of Québec, Canada. She was the daughter of Olivier Octave Bélanger and Séraphia Matte. Dina, as her family called her, was baptized when she was just a few hours old.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1993-03-20 by 20 March 1993 by Pope John Paul II, celebrated in Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy; the beatification miracle involved the cure of a hydrocephalic infant, Jules Chiasson, in 1939 in Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada following a novena to Blessed Dina by the family