Mother_Magdalen_Damen

Maria Catharina Daemen

Maria Catharina Daemen

Mother Magdalena, Dutch nun

Maria Catharina Daemen (1787-1858), known in religion as Mother Magdalena) was a Dutch nun and the founder of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity in Heythuysen, Netherlands.[1] Her surname is spelled as Damen in some sources, and her forename appears variously as Catherine and Katharina, her religious name also as Magdalen.[2][3]

Memorial to Magdalena Daemen

She was born in Ohé en Laak on 19 November 1787 and died in Heythuysen on 7 August 1858.[4]

Daemen University in New York state, United States, is named for her. The university was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis in 1947 as Rosary Hill College but was renamed to Daemen College in 1976 and later gained university status.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Sangers, W. (2019). "Catharina Daemen". www.amici-insulae.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Herzlich Willkommen". Franziskanerinnen von Nonnenwerth (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2022. ihrer Gründerin Katharina Damen – Mutter Magdalena
  3. [3]
    "Mother Magdalen Damen". Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022. Mother Magdalen Damen ... Catherine Damen was born
  4. [4]
    "Gründerin". www.franziskanerinnen-luedinghausen.de. Franziskanerinnen Lüdinghausen. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "History". www.daemen.edu. Daemen University. Retrieved 25 April 2022.


Stub icon

This biographical article about a Dutch religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Mother_Magdalen_Damen, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.