Blessed Maria Louise Merkert

Also known as

• Maria Luiza Merkert

Memorial

• 14 November

Profile

Co-founder in 1842 of the Sisters of Saint Elizabeth in Nelsse, Prussia, to tend in their own homes, without compensation, helpless sick persons who could not or would not be received into the hospitals.

Born

• 21 September 1817 in Nysa, Opolskie, Poland

Died

• 14 November 1872 in Nysa, Opolskie, Poland of natural causes

Venerated

• 20 December 2004 by Pope John Paul II (declaration of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 20 September 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Maria, contact
     Dr. Andrea Ambrosi
   
     Siostry Elzbietanki
     ul. Sobieskiego 7
     48-300 Nysa, POLAND
        - or -
     Suore di Santa Elisabetta
     Via Nomentana, 140
     00162 Roma, ITALY

Additional Information

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Sisters of Saint Elizabeth
• Hagiography Circle

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Maria Louise Merkert“. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 April 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>