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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

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

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