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Water Colour Portrait Of Blessed Mary Frances Schervier From The Franciscan Sisters Artist Unknown
Water Colour Portrait Of Blessed Mary Frances Schervier From The Franciscan Sisters Artist Unknown

Blessed Mary Frances Schervier

Also known as: Franziska Schervier

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

14-Dec

Born

3 January 1819 at Aachen, Germany

Died

14 December 1876 at Aachen Germany of natural causes

Beatified

28 April 1974 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy

Venerated

30 January 1969 by Pope Paul VI (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, also known as Franziska Schervier, was born on January 3, 1819, in Aachen, Germany. She was the daughter of Johann Heinrich Schervier, a wealthy needle-factory owner and vice-mayor of Aachen, and Maria Louise Migeon. Blessed Mary Frances had a godfather in Emperor Francis I of Austria, which reflected her family's prestigious connections.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1974-04-28 by 28 April 1974 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy

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