Blessed Beatrix of Valfleury
- Memorial
- 29 July
- Profile
- Born to a wealthy family.
A pious child, at age seven she moved into a convent of Béguines.
She later joined the Cistercian nuns at Valfleury.
Known for severe austerities, punishing her body almost to the point of torture.
Recieved a vision of Jesus.
Founded the convent called Our Lady of Nazareth near Lier, Belgium, and served as its first prioress.
- Died
- at the convent of Our Lady of Nazareth in 1269 of natural causes;
years later when the convent was abandoned during a period of civil unrest, legend says that her body was talked to Lier, Belgium by angels
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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