Dina Bélanger
Dina Bélanger Marie of Saint Cecilia of Rome | |
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| Born | 30 April 1897 Québec, Canada |
| Died | 4 September 1929 (aged 32) Sillery, Québec, Canada |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 20 March 1993, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 4 September |
| Attributes | Religious habit |
| Patronage | Musicians |
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| Christian mysticism |
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Dina Bélanger, RJM (30 April 1897 – 4 September 1929), also known as Marie of Saint Cecilia of Rome, was a Canadian member of the Religieuses de Jésus-Marie.
Bélanger was a noted musician. She learned the piano in late childhood, and moreover taught the instrument later in life. Though successive bouts of poor health—and in particular, of tuberculosis—weakened her, her spiritual and musical aspirations remained forceful. An autobiographical account spanning from 1924 until just months prior to her death details her spiritual encounters with Jesus Christ, which took place throughout a series of visions.
Bélanger's beatification was celebrated on 20 March 1993.