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Also known as: The
Laughing Foreigner; Pauline Jeuris
Profile
One of seven children in a pious family; three of her siblings went into
religious life. Her mother died when she was seven, her father was forced
to move to find work, and she was adopted by another pious village family.
Franciscan tertiary at age fifteen. Joined the Institute of Franciscan
Missionaries of Mary, taking the name Marie Amandine. Worked as a nurse in
Marseilles, then in the mission hospital and orphanage in Taiyuanfu,
China. Her career ended during a crackdown on foreign missionaries during
the Boxer Rebellion. One of the Martyrs of Shanxi and the Martyrs of
China.
Born: 28 December 1872 in Herk-la-Ville, Belgium as Pauline Jeuris
Died: beheaded on 9 July 1900 at Taiyuanfu, China
Beatified: 24 November 1946 by Pope Pius XII
Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II in Rome
Readings
Sister Amandine is one of the youngest in the community. She sings and
laughs all day. It is good to have such a merry person in the missions.
The cross becomes more bearable with joy.
- Mother Marie Hermine, writing about Saint Marie
Source:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm4c.htm
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