Schervier, Mary Frances, 1819-1876
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1819 January 8 - 1876 December 14
Biographical note
Mary Frances Schervier was a German Catholic nun who founded two congregations of religious sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, both committed to serving the neediest of the poor. One, the Poor Sisters of St. Francis, is based in her native Germany, and the other, the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, was later formed from its province in the United States.
Schervier was beatified by Pope Paul VI in 1974.
Alternate names
Maria Franziska Schervier, Frances Schervier, Franziska von Aachen
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Saint Mary Frances Schervier, undated
File — Shared_box 4453 (relics), Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Content notice
Relics in a variety of reliquaries, including badges, crucifixes, devotional wallets, lockets, and reliquary boxes.
Content notice
Some relics include fragmentary human remains.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
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Liturgy and life collection
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Relics