Rosalie Rendu | |
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Born | Confort, Ain, Kingdom of France | 9 September 1786
Died | 7 February 1856 Paris, France | (aged 69)
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 9 November 2003, St. Peter's Basilica by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 7 February |
Rosalie Rendu, DC (9 September 1786 – 7 February 1856) was a French Catholic member of the Daughters of Charity who organized care for the poor in the Paris slums during the Industrial Revolution. She was beatified in the Catholic Church in 2003.