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Alix Le Clerc
French founder of a religious order providing education to girls (1576-1622)
BlessedResearchedHoly Roman Empire
Feast: 9 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1576
Died
1622
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Nancy in France, Blessed Mary Teresa of Jesus (Alix Le Clerc), virgin, who together with Saint Peter Fourier founded the Congregation of the Canonesses Regular of Our Lady, under the rule of Saint Augustine, for the education of girls.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 9 January as co-founder with Saint Peter Fourier of the Canonesses of Our Lady for the education of girls.
Connected on this site
- Peter Fourier Saint“At Nancy in France, Blessed Mary Teresa of Jesus (Alix Le Clerc), virgin, who together with Saint Peter Fourier founded the Congregation of the Canonesses Regular of Our Lady, under the rule of Saint Augustine, for the education of girls.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 9 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q456845 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Alix Le Clerc (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.