SAINT
saint-mother-hope-of-jesus
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Maria Josefa Alhama y Valera, religious name Maria Esperanza of Jesus, was a Spanish religious sister. She was the founder of both the Handmaids of Merciful Love in 1930 and the Sons of Merciful Love in 1951.
feast Day
02-08
birth Date
30 September 1893
death Date
1983-02-08
canonization Status
beatified
feast Month
2
feast Day Of Month
8