SAINT
saint-maria-cristina-brando
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando, born Adelaida Brando, was an Italian saint, nun and the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters, Expiatory Victims of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, an international teaching institute. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 27 April 2003, and canonized by Pope Francis on 17 May 2015.
feast Day
01-20
patronages
- Sisters
- Expiatory Victims of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
birth Date
1 May 1856
death Date
20 January 1906 (aged 49)
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
17 May 2015
canonized By
Pope Francis
feast Month
1
feast Day Of Month
20

