Marthe Robin

Marthe Robin (born on 13 March 1902 in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure, died on 6 February 1981) was a French Roman Catholic mystic and reported stigmatist.^[1][2] She became bedridden when she was 21 years old, and remained so until her death.^[3] According to EWTN she reportedly ate nothing for many years except receiving Holy Eucharist.^[4]

In 1928, she entered the Franciscan Third order.^[5] In 1936, she founded the Foyers de Charité.^[6] This influenced the founders of various communities within the charismatic renewal, including the Community of St. John, the Emmanuel Community, and the Community of the Beatitudes. A diocesan inquiry about her possible beatification was started in 1986^[7] and forwarded to the Vatican in 1998.^[8]

See also

• Alexandrina of Balasar
• Anne Catherine Emmerich
• Maria Domenica Lazzeri
• Marie Rose Ferron

Bibliography

• Raymond Peyret, Marthe Robin: The Cross and the Joy Alba House, 1983 ISBN 081890464X
• Jean-Jacques Antier, Marthe Robin, le voyage immobile, France Loisirs, 1991
• Marcel Clément, Pour entrer chez Marthe, Fayard, 1993 (ISBN 2-213-03133-9)
• Jean Guitton, Portrait de Marthe Robin, Grasset, 1985, reedition 1999 (ISBN 2-253-03997-7 ; ISBN 978-2246362227)
• Bernard Peyrous, Vie de Marthe Robin, Éditions de l'Emmanuel/Foyer de Charité editions 2006 (ISBN 2-915313-63-6)

References

1. ^ Michael Freze, 1993, They bore the wounds of Christ, OSV Publishing ISBN 0879734221 page 284
2. ^ Michael Freze, 1993, Voices, Visions, and Apparitions, OSV Publishing ISBN 087973454X page 252
3. ^ The Catholic tradition by Thomas Langan 1998 ISBN 0826211836 page 446
4. ^ EWTN
5. ^ (French) "Marthe Robin Souffrance, lumière et charité" Serge Lafitte, in "Les mystiques", Le Monde des Religions, May-June 2007, page 37
6. ^ Vatican website
7. ^ (French) "Entretien avec le postulateur de la cause de béatification de Marthe Robin", Catholique.org news.catholique.org Retrieved 24 June 2009
8. ^ (French) "Anniversaire de la mort de Marthe Robin", Catholique.org news.catholique.org Retrieved 24 June 2009

This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2009-06-24 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.

External links

• (French) Official site

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Name	Robin, Marthe
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Date of birth	13 March 1902
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Date of death	6 February 1981
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