Dorothea of Montau

Blessed

Dorothea of Montau
Cell of Dorothea of Montau in Kwidzyn, Poland
Anchoress, Mystic, Virgin, and Visionary
Born6 February 1347
Groß Montau, Prussia
Died25 June 1394
Marienwerder, Prussia
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified9 July 1976, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI
Feast25 June, 30 October
Patronageformerly Prussia, Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights, brides, widows, parents of large families

Dorothea of Montau (6 February 1347 – 25 June 1394) was an anchoress and visionary of 14th century Prussia. After centuries of veneration in Central Europe, she was beatified in 1976.

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