SAINT
saint-vincentia-maria-lopez-y-vicuna
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Vicenta María López y Vicuña was a Spanish professed religious and the founder of the Religious of Mary Immaculate. Her order was dedicated to administering to "working girls", or young women in domestic employment, and she took the view that these housemaids and other domestic servants needed care, with a particular emphasis on girls who suffered abuse.
feast Day
12-26
patronages
- Religious of Mary Immaculate
birth Date
22 March 1847
death Date
1890-12-26
canonization Status
venerable
canonization Date
25 May 1975
canonized By
Pope Paul VI
feast Month
12
feast Day Of Month
26

