SÅ `` ur Emmanuelle ( born Madeleine Cinquin , November 16 , 1908 -- October 20 , 2008 ) was a Belgian-born French nun . SÅ `` ur Emmanuelle ( November 16 , 1908 -- October 20 , 2008 ) , born Madeleine Cinquin , was a Belgian and French nun ( she was later honored with Egyptian Nationality in 1991 ) .