SAINT
saint-marie-celine-de-la-presentation
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Jeanne-Germaine Castang – in religious Marie-Céline of the Presentation – was a French Roman Catholic nun from the Poor Clares. Her childhood was marked with lameness and she suffered a noticeable limp for the remainder of her life after contracting the disease in 1882 and an operation for pain relief in 1891. Her desire for the religious life began in her childhood and after being turned from the Sisters of Saint Joseph she managed to be admitted into the Poor Clares where she soon became ill with tuberculosis. She was permitted to make her vows well before the usual time since she was in poor health.
feast Day
05-30
birth Date
1878-05-23
death Date
1897-05-30
canonization Status
beatified
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
30
