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
September 4
Born
April 30, 1897
Died
September 4, 1929
Beatified
20 March 1993 by Pope John Paul II, celebrated in Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy
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.
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