Catherine de Saint-Augustin
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Catherine de Saint-Augustin, born Marie-Catherine de Simon de Longpré (1632–1668) is a Canadian Catholic saint
and founder of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
. Her feast
is celebrated on May 8 and she was beatified on April 23, 1989.
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
and founder of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
The Hotel-Dieu de Québec is a teaching hospital located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and affiliated with Université Laval's medical school. It is part of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec , a network of three teaching hospitals and several specialized institutions. Its areas of...
. Her feast
Calendar of saints
The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the feast day of said saint...
is celebrated on May 8 and she was beatified on April 23, 1989.