Blessed Eugenie Smet
- Also known as
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Marie de la Providence
Mary of Providence
- Memorial
- 7 February
- Profile
- Friend of Saint John Vianney.
Felt a call to acts of charity made on behalf of souls in purgatory.
Founded the Society of Helpers of the Holy Souls in Paris, France on 19 January 1856.
The Society continues its missionary work today in 22 countries.
- Born
- 25 March 1825 at Lille, France
- Died
- 7 February 1871 at Paris, France of cancer
- Beatified
- 26 May 1957 by Pope Pius XII in Rome, Italy
- Canonized
- pending
- Patronage
- people rejected by religious orders
- Additional Information
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Society of Helpers of Holy Souls
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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