Feast March 20
Saint Maria Josepha vom Herzen Jesu Sancho de Guerra
Religious founder, patron of Servants of Jesus of Charity · Feast March 20
Biography
María Josefa Sancho de Guerra was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun who established her own congregation known as the Servants of Jesus of Charity. She wanted her new congregation to focus on the care of the sick and the poor. She assumed the religious name of "María Josefa of the Heart of Jesus".
Feast day
March 20
Patronage
- Servants of Jesus of Charity
Birth date
1842-09-07
Death date
1912-03-20
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
1 October 2000
Canonized by
Pope John Paul II
Feast month
3
Wikidata qid
Q1896004
Content subtype
saint_biography
Feast day of month
20