SAINT
saint-rafaela-porras-y-ayllon
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Rafaela Porras Ayllón, religious name Mary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was a Spanish religious sister who established the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in conjunction with her sister Dolores. She devoted herself to the management of the congregation and resided in Rome until her death after her resignation as the congregation's superior in 1893.
feast Day
01-06
patronages
- Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
birth Date
1850-03-01
death Date
1925-01-06
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
23 January 1977
canonized By
Pope Paul VI
feast Month
1
feast Day Of Month
6