Marie Simon-Pierre
Sr. Marie Simon-Pierre Normand (* 1961 in Rumilly-en-Cambrésis near Cambrai , Département Nord ) is a French nun from the congregation “Little Sisters of Catholic Motherhood” (Petites Sœurs des Maternités Catholiques) and midwife . Her spontaneous healing from the incurable Parkinson's disease is considered a miracle that led to the beatification of Pope John Paul II on May 1, 2011. The beatification was by Benedict XVI. initiated in May 2005.
The sister was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2001, from which John Paul II also suffered. Her left arm and leg were affected. Her condition worsened so much after the death of John Paul II that the left-handed woman could no longer write legibly. After the announcement of the beatification process for the deceased Pope by his successor Benedict XVI. on May 13, 2005, her co-sisters, John Paul II, began calling for days to intercede for their co-sister's healing.
On the night of June 2nd to 3rd, 2005, two months after the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2nd, 2005, Sr. Marie Simon-Pierre's paralysis suddenly disappeared. The neurologist who treated her for years found that all the symptoms of the disease had completely disappeared. Investigations by secular doctors, psychologists and experts from the Vatican followed, none of whom found any explanation for the healing. Benedict XVI. recognized the case as a miracle in January 2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source for the full name: Vatican Radio : John Paul II will be beatified , January 14, 2011, accessed April 20, 2011
- ↑ Vatican Radio : France: Healed nun speaks March 30, 2007
- ↑ Pierre Pratabuy: The miraculous recovery of a nun "I was sick and am cured". RP Online , May 1, 2011, accessed July 13, 2013 .
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| SURNAME | Simon-Pierre, Marie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Simon-Pierre Normand, Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French nun and midwife |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rumilly-en-Cambrésis near Cambrai , North Department |