Marta Le Bouteiller
BlessedMarch 18 · 1816–1883
Marta Le Bouteiller (1816, Percy — 1883, Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte) — Blessed. Feast day: 18 March.
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Marta Le Bouteiller was a 19th-century French religious sister belonging to the Sisters of Marie-Madeleine Postel. Born Aimée-Adèle Le Bouteiller in 1816, she entered her order in 1841 at Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, where she took the religious name Marthe. She served her congregation through various manual labors, including work in the fields, kitchens, and wine cellar. During the Franco-Prussian War, she gained recognition for supporting soldiers by attending to both their physical and spiritual requirements. She died in 1883 following a fall and is recognized as a blessed in the Catholic Church.