Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas

Blessed Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
Born	4 October 1843 Jerusalem, Ottoman Syria
Died	25 March 1927 Ain Karim, Jerusalem, Palestine
Honored in	Catholic Church
Beatified	22 November 2009, Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth, by Angelo Amato

Blessed Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas (October 4, 1843—March 25, 1927) was a Palestinian Christian nun who was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009. She was inspired by the Virgin Mary to co-found the Congregation of the Rosary Sisters, the only Arab religious order in the Holy Land to date.^[1] The rite of beatifiication undertaken by Archbishop Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, at a Mass celebrated by Patriarch Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, on 22 November 2009 at the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth.^[2]

See also

• Palestinian Christians

References

1. ^ "Who is Mother Marie Alphonsine?". LPJ.org. http://www.lpj.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=281:qui-est-mere-marie-alphonsine&catid=68:nouvelles&Itemid=85&lang=en. Retrieved 2009-11-22. 
2. ^ "New energy for Mideast with Beatification of native". Zenit. 2009-11-25. http://www.zenit.org/article-27662?l=english. Retrieved 2009-11-29. 

External links

• (Arabic) Rosary Congregation

Marie-Alphonsine

Persondata
Name	Danil Ghattas, Marie-Alphonsine
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	4 October 1843
Place of birth	Jerusalem, Palestine
Date of death	25 March 1927
Place of death	Ain Karim, Jerusalem, Palestine