Beatrice of Ornacieux
Blessed Beatrix d'Ornacieux (Beatrice of Ornacieux) (c. 1240–1306/09) was a Carthusian nun. Her feast day is 13 February.
Blessed Beatrice of Ornacieux | |
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 Painting from Garegnano Charterhouse in Milan, by Daniele Crespi | |
| Born | 13th Century |
| Died | 1306 or 1309 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1869 by Pope Pius IX |
| Feast | 13 February |
Beatrice was a Carthusian nun who founded a settlement of the order at Eymieux in the department of Drôme. According to her Vita, written by Marguerite of Oingt, she was especially devoted to the Passion of Christ[1] and is said to have driven a nail through her left hand to help herself to realize the sufferings of the Crucifixion.[2]
Her cultus was confirmed by Pius IX in 1869. (See "Anal. jur. pont.", 1869, XI, 264.) There are modern lives by Bellanger and Chapuis and a full account in Lecoulteux, "Ann. Ord. Cath." (V, 5). Her feast is on 13 February.
References
- Sancho Fibla, S., Escribir y meditar. Las obras de Marguerite d'Oingt, cartuja del siglo XIII. Madrid, Siruela, 2018, pp. 244–279
- Thurston, Herbert. "Beatrix." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 1 Jan. 2013
External links
- "Saint of the Day, February 13": Blessed Beatrix d'Ornacieux at SaintPatrickDC.org
- /Sito sull'universo certosino
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Beatrix". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.