Blessed María Felicia Guggiari Echeverria - Catholic Blessed

Blessed María Felicia Guggiari Echeverria

Also known as: María Felicia of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament; María Guggiari y Echeverría; Chiquitunga – her father’s pet name for her as a child

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 28

Born

January 12, 1925

Died

April 1, 28

Beatified

23 June 2018 by Pope Francis

Venerated

27 March 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed María Felicia Guggiari Echeverria, also known as María Felicia of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, was born on January 12, 1925, in Villarica del Espiritu Santo, Guairá, Paraguay. She was the eldest of seven children born to Ramón Guggiari and María Arminda Echeverría. María Felicia was baptized on February 28, 1929, and she received her First Communion on December 8, 1937.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2018-06-23 by 23 June 2018 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Estadio Cerro Porteño, Asunción, Paraguay with a Cardinal Angelo Amata as chief celebrant