Blessed Maria Angeles of Saint Joseph Biography
Blessed Maria Angeles of Saint Joseph Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | March 6, 1905 |
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| Country of Birth | Spain in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Nuns/Sisters |
| Profession | Sister |
| Place of Work | Spain |
| Date of Death | July 24, 1936 |
| Place of Death | Guadalajara, Spain |
| Feast Day | July 24 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Blessed Maria Angeles of Saint Joseph Biography
Blessed Maria Angeles of Saint Joseph, the youngest of eleven children of Manual and Lorenza; Six of her siblings died in childhood. Her mother died when Marciana was three, and she decided to dedicate herself to the Virgin Mary as her new mother. She went to Mass daily, prayed the Rosary, and spent hours in Eucharistic adoration. Worked with Father Juan Vicente of Jesus and Mary on the magazine La Obra Máxima and other projects. She was attracted to the religious life, but the care of her father and other family members kept her at home for several years, but on July 14, 1929, she joined the Discalced Carmelites in the Carmel of San José de Guadalajara and was given the name María Angeles of Santa Joseph. Martyr in the Spanish Civil War.
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