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Marie de La Dive
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Born
1723
Died
1794
Beatified
19 February 1984
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Canonised
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Who they were
At Angers in France, Blessed Marie de La Dive, martyr, who, having been widowed, was guillotined during the French Revolution for her fidelity to the Church.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 26 January as a widow guillotined at Angers during the French Revolution for fidelity to the Church.
Connected on this site
- Catherine du Verdier de La Sorinière Blessed Child
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q112269186 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.