Marie Clotilde of France
Queen consort of Sardinia (1796-1802) and Venerable
Who they were
Marie Clotilde of France (Marie Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière; 23 September 1759 – 7 March 1802), known as Clotilde in Italy, was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia. She was a younger sister of Louis XVI of France. She was politically active and acted as the de facto first minister of her spouse during his reign. She has been declared venerable by Pope Pius VII.
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The miracles
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
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.
Connected on this site
- Princess Élisabeth of France Servant of God Brother or sister
- Pius VII Servant of God“She has been declared venerable by Pope Pius VII.” — Wikipedia
- Santi, beati e testimoni - VenerabileMaria Clotilde Adelaide di Borbone — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: VenerabileMaria Clotilde Adelaide di Borbone - Regina di Sardegna | Versailles, 23 settembre 1759 - Napoli, 7 marzo 1802.
- Wikidata Q668220 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Clotilde of France (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.