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Blandine Merten
German Roman Catholic nun (1883–1918)
BlessedResearchedGerman EmpireUrsulines of Calvarienberg
Feast: 18 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1883
Died
1918
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Mergentheim in Germany, Blessed Blandine (Maria Magdalena) Merten, virgin of the Order of Saint Ursula, who joined to the contemplative life a commitment to the human and Christian formation of girls and adolescents.
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 18 May as an Ursuline sister who joined contemplative life to the formation of girls and adolescents.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q78381 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Blandine Merten (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.