Bl. Margaret of Lorraine

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Born: 1463 Castle of Vaudémont, Lorraine, France

Died: 2 November 1521 (aged 58) Argentan, Normandy

Venerated: in Roman Catholic church

Beatified: 10 March 1921, Rome by Pope Benedict XV

Feast day: November 2

Youngest daughter of Duke Frederick of Lorraine (in modern France and Jolanta Anjou; niece of Margaret of Anjou. Married René, Duke of Alençon, who was 23 years her senior, in 1488. Mother of three. Widowed in 1492. She administered the ducal estate herself, lived austerely, took care of her family, and gave largely to charities. 

Founded a Poor Clare convent at Argentan, Brittany, France. When her children were grown, she entered the convent as a nun, making her vows in 1520; she always refused attempts to make her the abbess.