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Blessed Maria Louise Merkert
Blessed Maria Louise Merkert

Blessed Maria Louise Merkert

Also known as: Maria Luiza Merkert

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

14-Nov

Born

21 September 1817 in Nysa, Opolskie, Poland (formerly in the Breslau region of Germany

Died

14 November 1872 in Nysa, Opolskie, Poland of typhus

Beatified

20 September 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

20 December 2004 by Pope John Paul II (declaration of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Maria Louise Merkert, also known as Maria Luiza Merkert, was born on 21 September 1817 in Nysa, Opolskie, Poland. She was the second and last daughter of Anthony Merkert and Maria Barbara Pfitzner, and she was raised in a pious, middle-class family. Unfortunately, Maria's father passed away when she was still an infant, leaving her mother to raise the two daughters on her own. Despite this loss, Maria and her sister grew up to be deeply devoted to the care of the poor.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
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