Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas Saint

Blessed Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas (4 October 1843 — 25 March 1927) was a Palestinian Christian nun who founded the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem (the Rosary Sisters), the first Palestinian congregation. She was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 04, 1843
Birth place
Jerusalem , Ottoman Empire
Date of deathMarch 25, 1927
Place of death
Ein Karem , Mandatory Palestine

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beatified by
Angelo Amato
beatified dateNovember 22, 2009
beatified place
Nazareth
Basilica of the Annunciation
venerated in
Catholic Church

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External resources

  1. http://www.rosary-cong.com