Blessed María Angélica Pérez
Also known as: María Crescencia; Sister Dulzura; Sister Sweetness
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 20
Born
August 17, 1897
Died
May 20, 1932
Beatified
17 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (degree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed María Angélica Pérez, also known as María Crescencia or Sister Dulzura (Sister Sweetness), was born on 17 August 1897 in San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her parents were immigrants from Spain, and she was raised in a farm family. From a young age, María Angélica demonstrated a deep piety and devotion to God.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2012-11-17 by 17 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI; the recognition was celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, at Pergamino, Argentina; her beatification miracle involved a cure from type A hepatitis
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