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Blessed Florentina Nicol Goni
Blessed Florentina Nicol Goni

Blessed Florentina Nicol Goñi

Also known as: Maria Ascension of the Heart of Jesus; Mother Ascension del Corazon de Jesus; Mother Ascensión Nicol Goñi

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

24-Feb

Born

14 March 1868 in Tafalla, Navarre, Spain as Florentina Nicol Goni

Died

24 February 1940 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain of natural causes

Beatified

14 May 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated by Cardinal Saraiva Martins in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City

Venerated

2 April 2003 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Florentina Nicol Goñi, also known as Maria Ascension of the Heart of Jesus, Mother Ascension del Corazon de Jesus, and Mother Ascensión Nicol Goñi, was born on 14 March 1868 in Tafalla, Navarre, Spain. She was the youngest of four children in her family.


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