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Blessed MarieCéline Of The Presentation
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

May 30

Born

May 24, 1878

Died

May 30, 1897

Beatified

16 September 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

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
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