Blessed Ulrika Fransiska Nisch
Also known as: Fransiska Dettenrieder; Ulrica Nisch
Feast Day
8-May
Born
18 September 1882 in Oberdorg-Mittelbiberach, Germany as Fransiska Dettenrieder, named for a great-grandmother
Died
8 May 1913 at the Saint Elizabeth hospital in the House of Hegne, Baden-Baden, Germany of tuberculosis
Beatified
1 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II; beatification celebrated at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy by Pope John Paul II; the beatification miracle involved the healing of incurable liver disease of Hildis Burchard Gerhards in Cologne, Germany by the intercession of Blessed Ulrika
Venerated
14 December 1984 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Ulrika Fransiska Nisch, also known as Fransiska Dettenrieder and Ulrica Nisch, was born on 18 September 1882 in Oberdorf-Mittelbiberach, Germany. She was the oldest of eleven children born to Ulrich Nisch, a stable cleaner, and Klothilde Dettenrieder, a servant in a village inn. Due to their extreme poverty, their families and local authorities initially refused to allow their marriage. However, the birth of Fransiska forced them to confront the issue, and she was baptized just one day after her birth. Unfortunately, only four of Fransiska's siblings survived into adulthood.
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