Christian feast day: Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart (Droste zu Vischering)

Mary of the Divine Heart

19th-century German religious sister

Mary of the Divine Heart, born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German noblewoman and religious sister of the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She is best known for having influenced Pope Leo XIII to consecrate the world to the Sacred Heart of…