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Saint — Elizabeth of the Trinity, OCD

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St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, OCD
July 18, 1880 AD, Camp d'Avor, France — November 9, 1906 AD, Dijon, France
French Discalced Carmelite mystic; Trinitarian theologian
Discalced Carmelite Monastery, Dijon, France — her shrine, France
Feast
November 8
Canonized
Canonized October 16, 2016 by Pope Francis
Life

Elizabeth (French Élisabeth) Catez was born on July 18, 1880 in France. In 1901, at the age of 21, Elizabeth entered the Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Dijon.

For 5 years (1901–1906), Elizabeth undertook the systematic Trinitarian-mystical spirituality — composing her famous Prayer to the Trinity ('O My God, Trinity Whom I Adore', November 21, 1904) and her retreat commentary 'Heaven in Faith' (Le Ciel dans la foi, 1906).

Elizabeth institutionally developed the 'praise of glory' (louange de gloire) spirituality — the Christian vocation to become a 'praise of glory' to the Trinity, drawn from Ephesians 1:12.

She died at Dijon of Addison's disease on November 9, 1906 at the age of 26.

Canonized October 16, 2016 by Pope Francis.

Miracles & Phenomena

  • The 'praise of glory' spirituality

    St. Elizabeth of the Trinity's 'praise of glory' spirituality — the Christian vocation to become a 'praise of glory' to the Trinity — established the 20th-century Trinitarian-mystical tradition. The Elizabeth-tradition influenced Sts. Edith Stein and the broader 20th-century Trinitarian theology.

Relics
  • Body
    Relics of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
    Discalced Carmelite Monastery, Dijon, France

    Her relics rest at the Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Dijon.

Iconography
  • Elizabeth praying the Prayer to the Trinity

    The young Discalced Carmelite in brown Discalced Carmelite habit praying the Prayer to the Trinity at the Dijon Carmel — the iconography of Catholic 20th-century Trinitarian mystical tradition.

Patronages
Order of Discalced CarmelitesCatholic Trinitarian mystical theology traditionCatholic 'praise-of-glory' spirituality
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