Feast December 11
Saint Maravillas de Jesús
Religious founder · Feast December 11
Biography
María de las Maravillas de Jesús, OCD was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite. She founded several houses of her order and even set one up in India after serving a brief exile with other Carmelites due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Pope John Paul II canonized her during his apostolic visit in Madrid in 2003.
Feast day
December 11
Birth date
1891-11-04
Death date
1974-12-11
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
4 May 2003
Canonized by
Pope John Paul II
Feast month
12
Wikidata qid
Q269696
Feast day of month
11
