Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas | |
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| Born | Soultaneh Maria Ghattas 4 October 1843 Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine |
| Died | 25 March 1927 (aged 83) Ein Karem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 22 November 2009, Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth by Angelo Amato |
| Canonized | 17 May 2015, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
| Feast | 25 March |
| Attributes | |
| Patronage | Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem |
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas (4 October 1843 – 25 March 1927) was a Palestinian Christian nun who founded the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem (the Rosary Sisters), the first Palestinian congregation. She was beatified by Archbishop Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI in 2009.
On 6 December 2014, Pope Francis recognized a miracle that had been attributed to her intercession, a requirement for her canonization. The date of her canonization was announced, alongside others, on 14 February 2015 and she was canonized on 17 May 2015.[1]
- ^ "Avvisi dell'Ufficio delle Celebrazioni liturgiche" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015.