Of that experience as a professed religious she wrote in a letter: "I can't find words to express my happiness.

Elizabeth's father died unexpectedly on 2 October 1887 and as a result the family moved to Dijon.

Elizabeth visited the sick, sang in the church choir and taught religion to children who worked in factories.

[2] As she grew older Elizabeth became interested in entering the Discalced Carmelite Order, though her mother strongly advised against it.

Men had asked for Elizabeth's hand in marriage, but she declined such offers because her dream was to enter the Discalced Carmelite monastery that was located 200 meters (660 ft) from her home.

[4] A second process opened in 1948 and closed in 1950; the official introduction of the cause came on 25 October 1961, and she received the title of Servant of God.

After an extensive investigation that spanned more than a decade, on 12 July 1982 she was made Venerable after Pope John Paul II acknowledged the fact that she had lived a full life of heroic virtue.

John Paul II approved the healing as being a legitimate miracle in 1984, and beatified Elizabeth on 25 November 1984, on the occasion of an apostolic visit to Paris.

The second miracle needed for canonization was investigated in the diocese of the healing's origin from 11 July 2011 until 25 August 2012; it received ratification several months later on 28 June 2013.