Eufrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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name=Blessed Eufrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
birth_date=October 7, 1877
death_date=August 29, 1952
feast_day=August 29
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birth_place=Edathuruthy, Kerala, India
death_place=Ollur, Kerala, India
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beatified_date=December 3 2006
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beatified_by=Pope Benedict XVI
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Blessed Eufrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was born on October 7, 1877 in Edathuruthy, a locale in the city of Thrissur, Kerala, India. She was named Rosa Eluvathingal. She became a nun in the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel, taking the name "Eufrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus." She died on August 29, 1952 in Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala, India of natural causes.

She was declared venerable on July 5, 2002 by Pope John Paul II. She was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on December 3 2006. Her feast day is August 29

External links

* [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainte4t.htm Blessed Eufrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Eluvathingal] at Patron Saint Index

* [http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20061203_eufrasia_en.html Bl. Euphrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1877-1952)]