Marie-Adolphine
Dutch missionary, martyr, Catholic Saint (1866–1900)
Feast: 9 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Marie-Adolphine Dierkx (1866–1900, born Anna Catharina or Kaatje Dierkx) was a Dutch nun who died for her faith in China during the Boxer Rebellion and was canonised in 2000. She is one of the group known as the Martyr Saints of China who were canonised by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000. Her birthplace has been converted into a chapel.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q4171756 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Marie-Adolphine (CC BY-SA)
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