Saint María Antonia De Paz Y Figueroa
Also known as: María Antonia of Saint Joseph; Maria Antonia de San Jose; Mama Antula
Feast Day
7-Mar
Born
1730 in Silípica, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Died
6 – 7 March 1799 in the retreat house in Buenos Aires, Argentina of natural causes; interred in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy in Buenos Aires
Beatified
27 August 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at Francisco de Aguirre Park, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato; her beatification miracle involved the 1904 healing of Sister Rosa Vanina
Canonized
February 11, 2024, by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica
Venerated
1 July 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed María Antonia De Paz Y Figueroa, also known as María Antonia of Saint Joseph, Maria Antonia de San Jose, and Mama Antula, was born in 1730 in Silípica, Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Raised in a pious family, she felt a strong call to religious life from a young age. However, at that time, there were no cloistered religious congregations in her region, so she decided to pursue her vocation by joining a group of other women who also felt the same calling. She donned a black robe and began living a life of devotion and service.
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