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Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

Historical image related to Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich from February 9, null

Beatification

Solemn declaration by the pope about the holy life of a person on earth

Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name. Beati is the plural form, referring to those who have undergone the process of beatification;…
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Anne Catherine Emmerich

Beatified German Augustinian canoness and mystic (1774–1824)

Anne Catherine Emmerich, CRV was a Roman Catholic Augustinian canoness of the Congregation of Windesheim. During her lifetime, she was a mystic, Marian visionary and stigmatist.
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