About Alphonse-Marie Eppinger
Lived 1814 – 1867 (aged 52). Alphonse-Marie Eppinger was a French religious, nun, mystic, primate, founder of Catholic religious community and christian nun.
Alphonse-Marie Eppinger (9 September 1814 – 31 July 1867), SDR, born Elisabeth Eppinger, was a French Catholic nun and the founder of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer.
Eppinger's cause for sainthood was opened on 30 August 2005 and she was declared Venerable on 19 December 2011 after Pope Benedict XVI confirmed her life of heroic virtue. Pope Francis confirmed a miracle attributed to her in 2018; the beatification was celebrated in Strasbourg on 9 September 2018.
Life Élisabeth Eppinger was born in France on 9 September 1814 as the eldest of eleven children to poor farmers. Following her beatification, Pope Francis openly applauded and praised Eppinger's life during his weekly Sunday Angelus in the Vatican around the same time that the beatification Mass was being celebrated.
The current postulator for this cause is Sister Katharina Maria Kristofova.
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Who was Alphonse-Marie Eppinger?
German religious (1814-1867)
When was Alphonse-Marie Eppinger born?
Alphonse-Marie Eppinger was born on 9 September 1814 in Niederbronn-les-Bains.
When did Alphonse-Marie Eppinger die?
Alphonse-Marie Eppinger died on 31 July 1867 in Niederbronn-les-Bains.
What was Alphonse-Marie Eppinger's occupation?
Alphonse-Marie Eppinger was a religious, nun, mystic, primate, founder of Catholic religious community and christian nun.
What nationality was Alphonse-Marie Eppinger?
Alphonse-Marie Eppinger was French.
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