SAINT
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A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, later known as Mama Antula in Santiagueño Quechua, was a Catholic religious sister who established the Daughters of the Divine Savior. She was beatified on 27 August 2016. On 11 February 2024, she was canonised by Pope Francis. She is Argentina's first female saint.
feast Day
03-07
patronages
- Daughters of the Divine Savior Female entrepreneurs Argentine missions
birth Date
1730
death Date
7 March 1799 (aged 69)
canonization Status
beatified
canonization Date
11 February 2024
canonized By
Pope Francis
feast Month
3
feast Day Of Month
7

