Mary of the Divine Heart

Christianity

Mary of the Divine Heart, born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German religious sister in the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. A former noblewoman, she influenced Pope Leo XIII to consecrate the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Leo XIII described the solemn consecration as “the greatest act of my pontificate”. She was beatified by Pope Paul VI in 1975.

Birth name: Maria Droste zu Vischering
Religious congregation: Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
Beatification: Beatified by Pope Paul VI on 1 November 1975

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Article: Mary of the Divine Heart (English Wikipedia)
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