Émilie d'Oultremont de Warfusée
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Blessed Émilie d'Oultremont |
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11 October 1818 Wégimont, Belgium |
| Died | 22 February 1878 (aged 59) Florence, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 12 October 1997, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by John Paul II |
| Feast | 22 February |
| Attributes | Religious habit |
| Patronage | Sisters of Mary Reparatrix |
Blessed Émilie d'Oultremont (11 October 1818 – 22 February 1878) - in religion Marie of Jesus - was a Belgian Roman Catholic widow and later professed religious who founded the Sisters of Mary Reparatrix. She had four children and two of them - both daughters - joined her order and later predeceased her. She dedicated herself to the expansion of her order and sent religious across to places such as India and her native Belgium.
Pope John Paul II beatified her on 12 October 1997 in Saint Peter's Square.
Born to Émile d'Oultremont (21 July 1787 - 4 August 1851) and Marie-Charlotte de Lierneux de Presles (28 July 1785 - 14 September 1850) at the Wégimont Castle as a member of the House of d'Oultremont. Her two brothers were Charles (1819-1874) and Théodore (1 May 1815-???) Her father served as the Belgian ambassador to the Vatican in Rome and she often accompanied him on his numerous visits across Europe. In her childhood she came to learn about Saint Ignatius of Loyola and came to foster a devotion to him and also fostered devotions to both the Eucharist and the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. In 1833 she went to live in Rome with her parents due to her father's diplomatic assignment and later moved there again from 1839 to 1846 (with her husband in tow this time) while going back to Belgium each summer.
After she turned eighteen her parents began to arrange a marriage for her despite her hesitation though later relented. On 19 October 1837 she married Victor van der Linden d’Hooghvorst (1813 - 10 August 1847); the couple had four children (two males and two females). Her husband died of malaria on 10 August 1847 leaving her a widow. Her children were:
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