Blessed Maria Droste Zu Vischering
Also known as: Countess Droste zu Vischering; Maria Anna Johanna Franziska Theresia Antonia Huberta Droste zu Vischering; Maria of the Sacred Heart; Mary of the Divine Heart of Jesus; Maria vom Göttlichen Herzen
Feast Day
June 8
Born
September 8, 1863
Died
June 8, 1899
Beatified
1 November 1975 by Pope Paul VI
Venerated
13 February 1964 by Pope Paul VI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Maria Droste Zu Vischering, also known as Countess Droste zu Vischering, Maria Anna Johanna Franziska Theresia Antonia Huberta Droste zu Vischering, Maria of the Sacred Heart, Mary of the Divine Heart of Jesus, or Maria vom Göttlichen Herzen, was born on September 8, 1863, in Münster, Germany. She was born into the wealthy German nobility and had a twin brother named Max. Her parents, Count Klemens Heidenreich Franz Hubertus Eusebius Maria Droste zu Vischering and Countess Helene Clementine Maria Anna Sybille Huberta Antonia of Galen, were devout Catholics and remained loyal to the Church during the period of the Kulturkampf persecution.
Cause for Canonization
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