Blessed Beatrix of Ornacieux

Memorial
13 February
Profile
Carthusian nun. Founded a Carthusian house at Eymieux, France. Known for her devotion to the Passion of Christ; said to have driven a nail through her left hand to help realize the sufferings of the Crucifixion.
Died
c.1306 of natural causes
Beatified
1869 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)
Canonized
pending
Additional Information
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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