Émilie de Rodat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Christian saint and mystic
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Place of Birth: Rodez, Occitania, France
About Émilie de Rodat
- Émilie de Rodat (September 6, 1787 – September 19, 1852) was the founder of the French female order of Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche and a mystic.Pope Pius XII beatified her on June 9, 1940, and canonized her on April 23, 1950.
- Her feast day is September 19.
- Her foundation, created in the year 1815, focused on young women and girls with difficulties, prisoners of war and people in prison.
- It was not known during her lifetime that Emilie de Rodat was also a mystic.
- Her revelations are included in a diary, which was found after her death.
- At the time of her death, she had opened at least 38 charities
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