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Blandine Merten
German Roman Catholic nun
Blandine Merten, (religious name Blandine of the Sacred Heart, born as Maria Magdalena Merten, 10 July 1883 – 18 May 1918) was a German Ursuline.[1] Merten worked as a teacher from 1902 to 1908 in the secular environment while then serving as a teacher while in the religious life from her first vows profession until 1916 when ill health forced her to stop teaching.[2] Pope John Paul II beatified her on 1 November 1987.