Blessed Aimée-Adèle le Bouteiller
Also known as
- Amata Adele
- Marta
- Martha
- Marthe
Profile
Third of four children of Andrea and Maria Francesca le Bouteiller Morel; the family were farmers and linen weavers, and her father died of tuberculosis when she was only 10 years old. Around age 20 she went to work as a maid. Aimee joined the Sisters of the Christian Schools of Mercy at the Abbey of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte on 19 March 1841 and made her profession on 14 September 1842, taking the name Sister Martha; her novice mistress was Blessed Placide Viel. Martha worked in the kitchen, the fields, the wine cellar, caring for her sisters and guests at the house, serving 250 people a day during peace time, 500 a day during war, serving them drink and encouraging their faith. Legend says that her prayers insured that the cellars never ran dry.
Born
- 2 December 1816 in Percy, France as Aimée-Adèle
- 24 September 1983 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Aimée-Adèle le Bouteiller“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 July 2023. Web. 19 March 2024. <>