About Beatrice of Ornacieux
Lived 1260 – 1303 (aged 42–43). Beatrice of Ornacieux was a French nun.
Blessed Beatrix d'Ornacieux (Beatrice of Ornacieux) (c. 1240–1306/09) was a Carthusian nun. Her feast day is 25 November.
Beatrice was a Carthusian nun who founded a settlement of the order at Eymieux in the department of Drôme. According to her Vita, written by Marguerite of Oingt, she was especially devoted to the Passion of Christ and is said to have driven a nail through her left hand to help herself to realize the sufferings of the Crucifixion.
Her cultus was confirmed by Pius IX in 1869. (See "Anal. jur. pont.", 1869, XI, 264.) There are modern lives by Bellanger and Chapuis and a full account in Lecoulteux, "Ann. Ord. Cath." (V, 5). Her feast is on 25 November according to the current Carthusian Calendar.
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Who was Beatrice of Ornacieux?
Carthusian nun
When was Beatrice of Ornacieux born?
Beatrice of Ornacieux was born in 1260 in Ornacieux.
When did Beatrice of Ornacieux die?
Beatrice of Ornacieux died on 25 November 1303 in Eymeux.
What was Beatrice of Ornacieux's occupation?
Beatrice of Ornacieux was a nun.
What nationality was Beatrice of Ornacieux?
Beatrice of Ornacieux was French.
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