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Louise of France
Daughter of King Louis XV, Discalced Carmelite and Venerable / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the daughter of Louis XV, King of France. For other people named Louise of France, see Louise of France (disambiguation).
Louise-Marie of France, OCD (15 July 1737 – 23 December 1787) was a French princess and Discalced Carmelite, the youngest of the ten children of King Louis XV and Queen Maria Leszczyńska.[1] She entered the Carmelite convent at Saint-Denis in 1770 and took the religious name Thérèse of Saint Augustine. She served as prioress in 1773-1779 and 1785–1787.
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Louise of France | |
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![]() Portrait by François-Hubert Drouais, ca. 1763 | |
Born | (1737-07-15)15 July 1737 Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France |
Died | 23 December 1787(1787-12-23) (aged 50) Convent of Saint-Denis, France |
House | Bourbon |
Father | Louis XV |
Mother | Maria Leszczyńska |
Religion | Catholicism |
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Quick Facts VenerableThérèse of Saint Augustine OCD, Born ...
Thérèse of Saint Augustine | |
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![]() Princess Louise of France in her religious habit, ca. 18th-century | |
Born | Louise-Marie 15 July 1737 Palace of Versailles, Kingdom of France |
Hometown | Versailles |
Residence | Palace of Versailles, Convent of Saint Denis |
Died | 23 December 1787 Convent of Saint Denis |
Resting place | Basilica of Saint Denis (until 1792) |
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Her cause for canonization was opened in 1902 and she was declared venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1997.