Blessed Mary Of Oignies
Also known as: Maria di Oignies; Marie d’Oignies
Feast Day
23 June; 19 August on some calendars
Born
1167 at Nivelles, diocese of Liege, Belgium
Died
23 June 1213 of natural causes; buried at Oignies, France; relics transferred to a silver reliquary in the church of Our Lady in Oignies in 1609; relics transferred to the church of Saint Nicholas at Nivelle, Belgium in 1817
Biography
Blessed Mary of Oignies, also known as Maria di Oignies or Marie d'Oignies, was born in 1167 in Nivelles, in the diocese of Liege, Belgium. Despite being born into a wealthy family, Mary felt a strong calling to the religious life from an early age. However, she was compelled to enter into an arranged marriage at the tender age of 14.
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