SAINT
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A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Maria Ludovica De Angelis was an Italian religious sister of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy, established by Maria Giuseppa Rossello. Upon investiture into the congregation, she assumed the religious name Maria Ludovica. She initially served in Italy, but moved to Argentina where she devoted her time to children and the children's hospital in La Plata. She died there in 1962. Pope John Paul II beatified her in 2004.
feast Day
02-25
birth Date
1880-10-24
death Date
1962-02-25
canonization Status
beatified
canonization Date
3 April 2005
feast Month
2
feast Day Of Month
25
