Blessed Margaret of Lorraine
- Also known as
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Margarita of Lorraine;
Margherita of Lorraine;
Marguerite of Lorraine
- Memorial
- 6 November
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- Daughter of Duke Frederick of Lorraine.
Niece of Margaret of Anjou.
Married René, Duke of Alençon, who was 23 years her senior, in 1488.
Mother of three.
Widowed in 1492.
She administered the ducal estate herself, lived austerely, took care of her family, and gave largely to charities.
Founded a Poor Clare convent at Argentan, Brittany, France.
When her children were grown, she entered the convent as a nun, and always refused attempts to make her the abbess.
- Born
- 1463 in Vaudemont Castle, Lorraine, France
- Died
- 2 November 1521 at Argentan, Brittany, France of natural causes
- Beatified
- 1921 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmed)
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