Feast July 28
Saint Alphonsa
Religious · Feast July 28
Biography
Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, born as Anna Muttathupadathu, was an Indian Catholic nun and educator. She is the first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church, and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
Feast day
July 28
Birth date
1910-08-19
Death date
1946-07-28
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
12 October 2008
Canonized by
Pope Benedict XVI
Feast month
7
Wikidata qid
Q464895
Feast day of month
28