Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian nun
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Place of Birth: Beaumont, Quebec, Canada
About Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon
- Blessed Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon (7 February 1840 – 17 August 1881), born Élisabeth Turgeon, was a Roman Catholic Canadian nun and was the founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary.
- She assumed the name of Marie-Élisabeth as her religious name after she became a nun. Turgeon was cleared for beatification in 2014 after a miracle that had found to have been attributed to her intercession was cleared.
- She was beatified on 26 April 2015 in Canada by Cardinal Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Francis.
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