Mary of the Divine Heart
Noble and Religious of the Good Shepherd, best known for having influenced Pope Leo XIII to make the consecration of the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. (1863–1899)
Feast: 8 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Mary of the Divine Heart (Münster, 8 September 1863 – Porto, 8 June 1899), born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German religious sister of the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. The former noblewoman is best known for having influenced Pope Leo XIII to consecrate the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Pope Leo XIII called the solemn consecration "the greatest act of my pontificate".
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q441996 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mary of the Divine Heart (CC BY-SA)
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