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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

December 14

Born

January 3, 1819

Died

December 14, 1876

Beatified

28 April 1974 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy

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.

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