Saint Rafaela Porras y Ayllón

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

January 6

Patronage

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

Wikidata qid

Q456796

Feast day of month

6

Saints