Blandine Merten
Blandine Merten | |
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Sister Blandine of the Sacred Heart | |
| Born | Maria Magdalena Merten 10 July 1883 Düppenweiler, Saarland, German Empire |
| Died | 18 May 1918 (aged 34) Trier, German Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1 November 1987, Saint Peter's Square by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 18 May |
Blandine Merten, (religious name; born Maria Magdalena Merten; 10 July 1883 – 18 May 1918) was a German Ursulines. Merten worked as a teacher in a secular environment from 1902 to 1908. After taking her first vows, she continued teaching until 1916, when ill health forced her to retire. Pope John Paul II beatified her on 1 November 1987.