Mary of the Divine Heart
Mary of the Divine Heart (Münster, 8 September 1863 – Porto, 8 June 1899), born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German religious sister of the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. The former noblewoman 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".
She was beatified by Pope Paul VI in St. Peter's Square on 1 November 1975.
Patron saint of Priests and devotees of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
In the Martyrology
- June 8 Blessed Maria vom Göttlichen Herzen Droste zu Vischering, virgin of the Congregation of Good Shepherd