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Marica Brâncoveanu
Romanian princess consort
SaintDocumented cause
Feast: 16 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1661
Died
1729
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
1 July 2025
unverified
Who they were
Doamna Marica Brâncoveanu (circa 1661, Ploiești – 1729, Surpatele Monastery) was a princess consort of Wallachia by marriage to Constantin Brancoveanu (r. 1688–1714). Her father was Neagu, son of the Wallachian prince Antonie of Popești (r.1669-72) and Necșuța.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q15699077 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Doamna Marica Brâncoveanu (CC BY-SA)
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