Catherine Jarrige
Catherine Jarrige | |
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Jarrige depicted in a parish banner | |
| Born | 4 October 1754 Doumis, Cantal, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 4 July 1836 (aged 81) Mauriac, Cantal, July Monarchy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 24 November 1996, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 4 July |
Catherine Jarrige (4 October 1754 – 4 July 1836) – known as Catinon Menette in her local dialect – was a French Roman Catholic and Dominican tertiary who was beatified in 1996.
Jarrige spent her childhood on her farm in Cantal until the death of her mother prompted her to begin lacemaking in Mauriac. She became a Dominican tertiary in Mauriac and began tending to the needs of the poor. The French Revolution did not hinder her charitable works. Alongside her care for the poor and needy, she protected the priests who refused to pledge their allegiance to the new regime.