SAINT
saint-saturnina-rodriguez-de-zavalia
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Saturnina Rodríguez de Zavalía, also known by her religious name Catalina de María, was an Argentine Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus. Zavalía was married for just over a decade before she followed her religious calling and founded an order that spread across Argentina; she collaborated with José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero before her death.
feast Day
11-27
patronages
- Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus
birth Date
1823-11-27
death Date
1896-04-05
canonization Status
venerable
feast Month
11
feast Day Of Month
27

