
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
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.
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