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Also known as

• Margaret Flesch
• Maria Rosa Flesch

Memorial

• 25 March

Profile

Daughter of an oil-seed miller, the oldest of seven children. When her parents died, Margaretha worked as a day labourer to help support her siblings. In 1861, she and her sister Marianne moved into quarters at the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Waldbreitbach, Germany, trusting God for their daily bread and working with the poor and sick, caring for orphans, and teaching home management at local schools. Other women were attracted to the work and formed the foundation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Angels. Margaretha took her vows in her new congregation in the chapel of the Holy Cross on 13 March 1863, taking the name Sister Mary Rose. Mother Rose spent the rest of her life as superior of the Sisters, and by her death there were 900 sisters in 72 mission houses serving the sick and poor.

Born

• 24 February 1826 in Schönstatt bei Vallendar, Mayen-Koblenz, Germany

Died

• 25 March 1906 in Waldbreitbach, Neuwied, Germany of natural causes

Venerated

• 28 April 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 4 May 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI

Readings

It is through service to others, lovingly given, that we reach a special fulfilment and union with our Lord. – Blessed Margaretha

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Margaretha Flesch“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 July 2023. Web. 25 April 2024. <>