St Candida Maria de Jesus was also known as Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola. She was a Spanish nun and the founder of the Daughters of Jesus. She was born on May 31 1845 in Andoáin, Gipúzkoa, Spain and died on August 9 1912 at the age of 67 in Salamanca, Spain. We celebrate her feast day on August 9 every year in the Catholic Church.
St Candida Maria de Jesus Cipitria y Barriola Biography |
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| Date of Birth | May 31 1845 |
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| Country of Birth | Andoáin, Gipúzkoa, Spain |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Nuns/Sisters |
| Profession | Nun |
| Place of Work | Spain |
| Date of Death | August 9 1912 |
| Place of Death | Salamanca, Spain |
| Feast Day | August 9 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 8 1996 |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 17 2010 |
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Saint’s Biography
Saint Candida Maria de Jesus Cipitria y Barriola was oldest of seven children of Juan Miguel Cipitria and María Jesús Barriola. Her family were weavers and Juana learned the trade as a child. At 18, she left home to work as a house help for a family in Burgos in Spain.
On December 8, 1871, Candida founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus to promote Christian child-rearing and to improve the state of women in Salamanca in Spain. She died on August 9, 1912, in Salamanca in Spain of natural causes.
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