Feast January 2
Blessed Maria Anna Blondin
Blessed · Religious founder, patron of Sisters of Saint Anne · Feast January 2
Biography
Marie Anne Blondin, SSA was a Canadian Catholic teacher who founded the Sisters of Saint Anne in 1850 and dedicated herself to educating the rural population of the Province of Canada. She was beatified in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
Feast day
January 2
Patronage
- Sisters of Saint Anne
Birth date
1809-04-18
Death date
1890-01-02
Canonization status
Beatified
Feast month
1
Wikidata qid
Q2467753
Feast day of month
2