Mary Frances Schervier
German beatified person (1819–1876)
Feast: 14 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Franziska Schervier was born in Aachen on 3 January 1819, a goddaughter of Emperor Francis II. Her mother died when she was thirteen, and as a young woman she began helping the poor and teaching them the catechism.
For many years she cared for the poor, the sick and the afflicted of Aachen, and founded the Poor Sisters of St Francis to meet the needs of the needy. She died in Aachen on 14 December 1876.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
An emperor's goddaughter who gave her life to the poor and sick of her city.
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.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Francesca Schervier
- Wikidata Q72226 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mary Frances Schervier (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.