Saint Rafaela Porras y Ayllón
Patron of Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Feast day: January 6
1850 – 1925
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.
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