Saint Genoveva Torres Morales

Biography

Genoveva Torres Morales was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun who established her own congregation known as the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Holy Angels. She wanted her new congregation to focus on the care of women. During her life and after her death, she was referred to as an "Angel of Solitude".

Feast day

January 5

Patronage

Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
of the Holy Angels

Birth date

1870-01-03

Death date

1956-01-05

Canonization status

Canonized

Canonization date

4 May 2003

Canonized by

Pope John Paul II

Feast month

1

Wikidata qid

Q514923

Content subtype

saint_biography

Feast day of month

5

Saints