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Sœur Emmanuelle (Madeleine Cinquin) was born on 16 November, 1908 in Brussels, Belgium, is a Catholic religious sister. Discover Sœur Emmanuelle's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 99 years old?
| Popular As |
Madeleine Cinquin |
| Occupation |
Catholic Religious Sister and human rights worker |
| Age |
99 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
16 November, 1908 |
| Birthday |
16 November |
| Birthplace |
Brussels, Belgium |
| Date of death |
20 October, 2008 |
| Died Place |
Callian, Var, France |
| Nationality |
Belgium
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She is a member of famous worker with the age 99 years old group.
Sœur Emmanuelle Height, Weight & Measurements
At 99 years old, Sœur Emmanuelle height not available right now. We will update Sœur Emmanuelle's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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| Parents |
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Sœur Emmanuelle Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sœur Emmanuelle worth at the age of 99 years old? Sœur Emmanuelle’s income source is mostly from being a successful worker. She is from Belgium. We have estimated Sœur Emmanuelle's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
worker |
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Timeline
Sœur (Sister) Emmanuelle, N.D.S. (16 November 1908 – 20 October 2008) was a religious sister of both Belgian and French origins, noted for her involvement in working for the plight of the poor in Turkey and Egypt.
In 1929, she professed vows and became a Religious Sister in the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion.
In the 1930s, Sister Emmanuelle started teaching at the Notre-Dame de Sion High School in Istanbul, where she lived until the 1960s, with teaching assignments by her congregation of several years in Tunis and Alexandria in between.
In 1971, Sister Emmanuelle witnessed the impoverished conditions of the trash collectors in Cairo, Egypt, and decided to live among them.
She was honoured with Egyptian citizenship in 1991.
She was born Madeleine Cinquin in Brussels, Belgium, the daughter of a French father, Jules Cinquin, and a Belgian mother, Berthe Lenssens.
Her parents were wealthy lingerie manufacturers; their background was from Saint-Omer.
Her paternal grandmother, Laure Mélanie Dreyfus, was the daughter of an Alsatian Jew named Emmanuel Moïse Augustin Dreyfus and a Christian mother.
He was born in Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, and started the family lingerie business.
At the age of six she saw her father drown.
She was educated at the Sorbonne, earning a degree in philosophy.
She remained there until 1993, when she returned to France.
It was upon her return that she gained the status of a media sensation in France, as she was well received by audiences and talk-show hosts.
In addition to her charity work, she was known for her unorthodox religious views, including her approval of the use of contraception and of the idea of allowing priests to marry.
She was voted one of the most popular people in both France and Belgium, and was compared to Mother Teresa, although she herself regarded the comparison as "ridiculous".
The song was sung to her for her 98th birthday.
She died in her sleep from natural causes at the age of 99, less than four weeks from celebrating her 100th birthday.
Les Amis de Soeur Emmanuelle (The Friends of Sister Emmanuelle) is a charitable organization based in Brussels.
French Singer Calogero dedicated a song to her named "Yalla", which means "move on, move forward" in Arabic, something she was famous for saying.
In 2003, a French television station broadcast the documentary, Soeur Emmanuelle: An Exceptional Woman.
In 2005 she ended in fifth place in the Walloon version of Le plus grand Belge (The Greatest Belgian).
Sister Emmanuelle died on 20 October 2008, in Callian, Var, in France.
In 2018, for the 10th anniversary of her death, the city of Paris decided to name a street after her.
The 'allée Soeur-Emmanuelle' is situated on the boulevard Raspail, between the allée Claude-Cahun-Marcel-Moore and the boulevard du Montparnasse, where are the headquarters of Congregation of Our Lady of Sion.
