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Eugenia Smet

French saint (1825–1871)

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Feast: 7 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

1825

Died

1871

Beatified

—

not on record

Canonised

—

not yet

Who they were

Also at Paris, Blessed Mary of Providence (Eugenia) Smet, virgin, founder of the Institute of the Helpers of the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

The miracles

The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 7 February as the founder of the Helpers of the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

The cause

The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

Roman Martyrology, 7 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
Wikidata Q2779588 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Eugénie Smet (CC BY-SA)

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.