Jul 16 - St. Mary Magdalen Postel - Franciscan Saint of the Day The Life of St. Mary Magdalen Postel, Virgin, Founder, Third Order (1756-1846 ) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Jul 16. St. Mary …More
Jul 16 - St. Mary Magdalen Postel - Franciscan Saint of the Day
The Life of St. Mary Magdalen Postel, Virgin, Founder, Third Order (1756-1846 ) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Jul 16. St. Mary Magdalen Postel was born in Normandy, France, and helped the Church there to survive the French Revolution promoting devotion and administering of the Blessed Sacrament. She started a religious order the Poor Daughters of Mercy following the Third Order Franciscan Rule and did much for education. Reflection is on Mary, comforter of the afflicted, recommended as such by the Church. This is because her suffering was so great at the passion of her divine Son, she knows our sufferings and has the power as Queen of Heaven to lend a hand. For more on St. Mary Magdalen Postel - Marie-Madeleine Postel - Wikipedia - Saint Mary Magdalen Postel
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The Life of St. Mary Magdalen Postel, Virgin, Founder, Third Order (1756-1846 ) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Jul 16. St. Mary Magdalen Postel was born in Normandy, France, and helped the Church there to survive the French Revolution promoting devotion and administering of the Blessed Sacrament. She started a religious order the Poor Daughters of Mercy following the Third Order Franciscan Rule and did much for education. Reflection is on Mary, comforter of the afflicted, recommended as such by the Church. This is because her suffering was so great at the passion of her divine Son, she knows our sufferings and has the power as Queen of Heaven to lend a hand. For more on St. Mary Magdalen Postel - Marie-Madeleine Postel - Wikipedia - Saint Mary Magdalen Postel
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Jul 16 - St. Mary Magdalen Postel - Franciscan Saint of the Day
Julie Postel
Marie Madeline Postel
Mary Magdalen Postel
Memorial
16 July
Profile
Aunt of Blessed Placide Viel. Educated by the Benedictines at Valognes, France. Director of a school for girls at age 28. When the school was closed during the French Revolution, she used the building to house fugitive priests. Franciscan tertiary…More
Jul 16 - St. Mary Magdalen Postel - Franciscan Saint of the Day
Julie Postel
Marie Madeline Postel
Mary Magdalen Postel
Memorial
16 July
Profile
Aunt of Blessed Placide Viel. Educated by the Benedictines at Valognes, France. Director of a school for girls at age 28. When the school was closed during the French Revolution, she used the building to house fugitive priests. Franciscan tertiary at age 52, taking the name Marie-Madeleine. Founded the Poor Daughters of Mercy at Cherburg, France in 1807 when she was 61. The Daughters are teachers and nurses, and at the time of Marie’s death 30 years later, they had 37 houses.
Born
28 November 1756 at Barfleur, Normandy, France as Julie Postel
Died
16 July 1846 at Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicoste, France of natural causes
Venerated
31 May 1903 by Pope Leo XIII (decree of heroic virtues)
Beatified
22 January 1908 by Pope Pius X
Canonized
24 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Julie Postel
Marie Madeline Postel
Mary Magdalen Postel
Memorial
16 July
Profile
Aunt of Blessed Placide Viel. Educated by the Benedictines at Valognes, France. Director of a school for girls at age 28. When the school was closed during the French Revolution, she used the building to house fugitive priests. Franciscan tertiary at age 52, taking the name Marie-Madeleine. Founded the Poor Daughters of Mercy at Cherburg, France in 1807 when she was 61. The Daughters are teachers and nurses, and at the time of Marie’s death 30 years later, they had 37 houses.
Born
28 November 1756 at Barfleur, Normandy, France as Julie Postel
Died
16 July 1846 at Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicoste, France of natural causes
Venerated
31 May 1903 by Pope Leo XIII (decree of heroic virtues)
Beatified
22 January 1908 by Pope Pius X
Canonized
24 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI