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Anne Catherine Emmerich
Anne Catherine Emmerich CRV | |
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 Catherine Emmerich with a crucifix as depicted by Gabriel von Max (1885) | |
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| Born | 8 September 1774 Flamschen, Coesfeld, Prince-Bishopric of Münster, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 9 February 1824 (aged 49) Dülmen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 3 October 2004, Basilica of Saint Peter, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 9 February |
| Attributes | Bedridden with bandaged head and holding a crucifix |
Anne Catherine Emmerich, CRV (also Anna Katharina Emmerick; 8 September 1774 – 9 February 1824) was a Roman Catholic Augustinian canoness of the Congregation of Windesheim. During her lifetime, she was a purported mystic, Marian visionary and stigmatist.[1]
Emmerich was born in Flamschen, an impoverished farming community at Coesfeld, in the Diocese of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, and died in Dülmen (aged 49), where she had been a bedridden nun. Emmerich purportedly experienced visions on the life and Passion of Jesus Christ, as revealed to her by the Blessed Virgin Mary under religious ecstasy.[2]
During her bedridden years, a number of well-known figures were inspired to visit her.[1] The poet Clemens Maria Brentano interviewed her at length and wrote two books based on his notes of her visions.[3] The authenticity of Brentano's writings has been questioned and critics have characterized the books as "conscious elaborations by a poet".[4][5]
Pope John Paul II beatified Emmerich on 3 October 2004, highlighting her personal virtues and Catholic piety.[1]
- ^ a b c "Anna Katharina Emmerick (1774-1824), biography". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ Emmerich, Anna Catherine: The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ ISBN 978-0-89555-210-5 page viii
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