Blessed MarieCéline Of The Presentation

Blessed Mariecéline Of The Presentation

Also known as: Jeanne-Germaine Castang; Joan Germana Castang; Marie-Céline Castang

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

30-May

Born

24 May 1878 in Nojals, Dordogne, France as Jeanne-Germaine Castang

Died

30 May 1897 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France of tuberculosis of the bone; interred at the Poor Clare monastery in Bordeaux

Beatified

16 September 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Bordeaux, France by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins

Venerated

22 January 1957 by Pope Pius XII (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Marie-Celine of the Presentation, also known as Jeanne-Germaine Castang, Joan Germana Castang, and Marie-Céline Castang, was born on 24 May 1878 in Nojals, a small village in Dordogne, France. She was the fifth child among twelve siblings, born into a poor but deeply religious family.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2007-09-16 by 16 September 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Bordeaux, France by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins