Henriette DeLille

Mother Henriette Díaz DeLille, SSF (March 11, 1813 – November 16, 1862) was a Black Catholic nun from New Orleans who founded the Sisters of the Holy Family in 1836 and served as their first Mother Superior. In 1988 the order formally opened the cause with the Holy See of the canonization of Henriette DeLille. In 2010 Pope Benedict XVI declared DeLille to be Venerable. A miracle attributed to her intercession was approved by a medical board in 2013, advancing her cause.

Henriette DeLille

Mother Henriette Díaz DeLille, SSF (March 11, 1813 – November 16, 1862) was a Black Catholic nun from New Orleans who founded the Sisters of the Holy Family in 1836 and served as their first Mother Superior. In 1988 the order formally opened the cause with the Holy See of the canonization of Henriette DeLille. In 2010 Pope Benedict XVI declared DeLille to be Venerable. A miracle attributed to her intercession was approved by a medical board in 2013, advancing her cause.