Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena Montoya
Feast day: October 21
1874 – 1949
Laura Montoya, in full María Laura de Jesús Montoya Upegui, religious name Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, was a Colombian Roman Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Virgin Mary and Saint Catherine of Siena (1914). She was well known for her work with Indigenous peoples and for acting as a strong role model for South American girls.
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