Mary of the Divine Heart

Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart
Portrait of Blessed Sister Mary of the Divine Heart, Mother Superior of the Good Shepherd Convent in Porto, Portugal
Virgin
Born	Maria Droste zu Vischering (1863-09-08)8 September 1863 Münster, Germany
Residence	Convent of the Good Shepherd Sisters in Porto (until her death)
Died	8 June 1899(1899-06-08) (aged 35) Porto, Portugal
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	1 November 1975, St. Peter's Square by Pope Paul VI
Major shrine	Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Ermesinde)
Feast	8 June
Patronage	Priests and devotees of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Mary of the Divine Heart (Münster, 8 September 1863 – Porto, 8 June 1899), born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German noblewoman and religious sister of the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She is best known for having influenced Pope Leo XIII to consecrate the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Pope Leo XIII called the solemn consecration "the greatest act of my pontificate".^[1]

She was beatified by Pope Paul VI in St. Peter's Square on 1 November 1975.