Births on July 22

Margaret Mary Alacoque

Born on July 22, 1647

Margaret Mary Alacoque, French nun, mystic and saint (d. 1690)

Margaret Mary Alacoque (French: Marguerite-Marie Alacoque) (22 July 1647 – 17 October 1690), was a French Roman Catholic Visitation nun and mystic, who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.

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Events on 1647

11 May

Dutch colonization of the Americas
Peter Stuyvesant arrives in New Amsterdam to replace Willem Kieft as Director-General of New Netherland, the Dutch colonial settlement in present-day New York City.
8 Aug

Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.