Vincentia Maria López y Vicuña
Saint Vincentia Maria López y Vicuña | |
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Foundress | |
Born |
24 March 1847 Cascante, Spain |
Died |
26 December 1896 Madrid, Spain |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 19 February 1950 by Pope Pius XII |
Canonized | 25 May 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
Feast | 26 December |
Saint Vincentia Maria López y Vicuña was the Spanish founder of Daughters of Mary Immaculate for Domestic Service, a religious congregation dedicated to the ministering to working girls. The congregation received papal approval from Pope Leo XIII in 1888.[1] Vincentia died on 26 December 1896 in Madrid, after an intense illness.[2]
References
- ↑ http://saints.sqpn.com/saintv38.htm Patron Saints Index
- ↑ https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2014
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