Émilie de Rodat

Émilie de Rodat (September 6, 1787 September 19, 1852) was the founder of the French female order of Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche and a mystic.[1]

Saint

Émilie de Rodat
Nun
Born(1787-09-06)September 6, 1787
Rodez, Aveyron, France
DiedSeptember 19, 1852(1852-09-19) (aged 65)
Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France
Venerated inCatholic Church
BeatifiedJune 9, 1940 by Pope Pius XII
CanonizedApril 23, 1950 by Pope Pius XII
Feast19 September

Pope Pius XII beatified her on June 9, 1940, and canonized her on April 23, 1950. Her feast day is September 19. Her foundation, created in the year 1815, focused on young women and girls with difficulties, prisoners of war and people in prison. It was not known during her lifetime that Emilie de Rodat was also a mystic. Her revelations are included in a diary, which was found after her death. At the time of her death, she had opened at least 38 charities

References

  1. Histoire de la spiritualité chrétienne 2010 Page 227
  • V. Schauber: Pattloch-Namenstagskalender, Dokumentation H. M. Schindler, Augsburg 1994, page 284
  • V. Schauber-H. M. Schindler: Heilige und Namenspatrone im Jahreslauf, München 2001, page 488
  • "19. september: Den hellige Emilie de Rodat (1787-1852)" (in Norwegian). 2006-05-31. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  • Agnes Baillie, Cunninghame Dunbar: A Dictionary of Saintly Women (1904) at Google Books, page 270.
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