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Aimée-Adèle Le Bouteiller
Aimée-Adèle Le Bouteiller (2 December 1816 - 18 March 1883) was a French people, French religious sister of the Sisters of Marie Madeleine Postel. She assumed the religious name ''Marthe'' and became noted for her work for the congregation in a range of capacities. She was close friends with Placide Viel who was her novice mistress; this would bring her into conflict with Viel's elder cousin who was at odds with Viel. Nevertheless, the religious attempted to live a model life based on the tenets of the Gospel. She was beatified in 1990. Life Aimée-Adèle Le Bouteiller was born on 2 December 1816 as the third of four children to Andrea Le Bouteiller (1788-1827) and Maria Francesca Morel who were farmers and linen weavers. Her mother became widowed and had to care for her four children with the death of Andrea on 1 September 1827 to tuberculosis. This prompted Bouteiller to help her mother manage the farm and seek out work and was all the more important when two of her brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatification
Beatification (from Latin ''beatus'', "blessed" and ''facere'', "to make”) 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; they possess the title of "Blessed" (abbreviation "Bl.") before their names and are often referred to in English as "a Blessed" or, plurally, "Blesseds". History Local bishops had the power of beatifying until 1634, when Pope Urban VIII, in the apostolic constitution ''Cœlestis Jerusalem'' of 6 July, reserved the power of beatifying to the Holy See. Since the reforms of 1983, as a rule, one miracle must be confirmed to have taken place through the intercession of the person to be beatified. Miracles are almost always unexplainable medical healings, and are scientifically investigated by commissions comprising physicians and theologia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
