Holy Card of Blessed Mary Catherine St. Augustine & a Relic Touched to Her Bones

Description

Laminated Holy Card and Relic of Blessed Mary Catherine of Saint Augustine Condition is pre-owned but in very good condition. The relic is a piece of cloth that was touched to the bones of Blessed Marie Catherine of Saint Augustine. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
The Blessed Mary Catherine of St. Augustine, OSA, (3 May 1632 – 8 May 1668) was a French canoness regular who was instrumental in the development of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec in service to the colony of New France. She has been beatified by the Catholic Church.
Due to herself-sacrifice for both the European settlers of the colony and for the native inhabitants, Mother Catherine came to be honored as one of the six founders of the Catholic Church in Canada, representing the contributions of the Augustinian canonesses. The cause for her canonization was presented to the Holy See in Vatican City.
Mother Catherine was declared to have lived a life of extraordinary virtue on March 9, 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Declaring that she offered her life for the establishment of the Catholic faith in Canada, this same pope, on April 23, 1989, beatified her.
The Blessed Catherine's feast day is celebrated in Quebec on 8 May. Her remains are preserved for veneration at the Centre Catherine-de-Saint-Augustin, adjacent to the Hôtel-Dieu.