Princess Diana of Wales Catholic Connections: Although not religious, Lady Di was connected to Catholicism through her friendship with Mother Teresa of Calcutta and some relatives

Twenty-six years after her death, a mysterious life Princess Diana still arouse love and curiosity, this time for religious sidewhich is that although Lady Di never was CatholicYes, the friendship that bound her Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

So much so, that according to Daily mail In the minute-by-minute report of her death, she was buried with a rosary in her hands.

your butler, Paul Burrellfrom the princess’s table, she chose the rosary that the saint had given her, and Diana put it on the image of the Virgin, reports the Aleteia portal.

Diana of Wales’s Catholic Connections During Her Lifetime

According to the information of the aforementioned to the mediawhen Diana of Wales died, it was possible to verify the presence of a Catholic priest who prayed for ten hours next to Diana’s body.

Father Yves-Marie Clochard-Bossuethospital chaplain Pitié-Salpêtrière from Parishe was urgently called on the night of August 30-31 because they could not find him Anglican chaplain.

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A week later, the same chaplain will celebrate a Catholic Mass for Diana’s eternal rest at the hospital where she died, as per her mother’s wishes. Because Diana’s mother, Frances Shand KyddYes, she was Catholic: she converted just three years before the tragic accident.

Diana’s mother belonged to one of the family of great origin England. Daughter of Baron de Fermoy, friend King George VIshe got married at the age of 18 to John Althorp, twelve years older than her; another famous heir, this time from Viscount Spencer.

In 1994, Frances converted to Catholicism, and for the rest of her life devoted herself entirely to charitable work. It is known that he made regular pilgrimages to Lourdes, taking care of the sick.

There are also Catholic connections on his father’s side, and Diana’s great-great-grandfather, George Spencer was an Anglican pastor who addressed the Catholicity and entered the Congregation of the Passionists. He devoted a large part of his life to the work of returning England to Catholicism. (AND)