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MARY
MAGDALEN de Pazzi
Memorial
Day - 25 May
Profile
Religious upbringing. Initially sent to a convent at age 14, she was taken
back home by her family who opposed her religious vocation and wanted
her to marry well. They eventually gave in, and Catherine became a Discalced
Carmelite at 16, taking the name Sister Mary Magdalen. Mystic. Led a hidden
life of prayer and self-denial, praying particularly for the renewal of
the Church and encouraging the sisters in holiness. Her life was marked
by many extraordinary graces.
Born
- 1566 at Florence, Italy as Catherine
Died
- 25 May 1607
Canonized
- 1669 by Pope Clement IX
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