SAINT
saint-ana-josefa-perez-florido
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Ana Petra Pérez Florido, religious name Petra of Saint Joseph, was a Spanish religious sister. She established the Congregation of the Mothers of the Forsaken and St. Joseph of the Mountain (Madres de los Desamparados y San José de la Montaña) to care for the abandoned as well as the elderly and infirm. Pope John Paul II beatified her on 16 October 1994.
feast Day
08-16
patronages
- Mothers of the Forsaken
- St. Joseph of the Mountain
birth Date
1845-12-06
death Date
1906-08-16
canonization Status
beatified
feast Month
8
feast Day Of Month
16

