Catherine of St. Augustine

Blessed

Catherine of St. Augustine

O.S.A.
Blessed; Catherine of St. Augustine; O.S.A.
	An image of the Blessed Catherine painted by the Abbé Hughes Pommier about the time of her death
Canoness Regular and missionary
Born	3 May 1632; Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Province of Normandy, Kingdom of France
Died	8 May 1668 (aged 36); Quebec City, New France, French Colonial Empire
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church (Quebec)
Beatified	23 April 1989 by Pope John Paul II
Major shrine	Centre Catherine-de-Saint-Augustin, Québec, Canada
Feast	8 May

Mary Catherine of St. Augustine, OSA (French: Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin) (3 May 1632 – 8 May 1668) was a French canoness regular who was instrumental in the development of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec in the colony of New France. She has been beatified by the Catholic Church.^[1]

^ Cather, Willa; John Joseph Murphy; David Stouck; Frederick M. Link (2005). Shadows on the rock. U of Nebraska Press. p. 427. ISBN 978-0-8032-1532-0. Retrieved 19 April 2010.