Blessed María Fenollosa Alcaina
Also known as: Sister Francisca Javier of Rafelbunyol
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 28
Born
May 24, 1901
Died
September 28, 1936
Beatified
11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Religious Order
Biography
Blessed María Fenollosa Alcaina, also known as Sister Francisca Javier of Rafelbunyol, was born on 24 May 1901 in Rafelbunyol, Valencia, Spain. She grew up in a devout Catholic family and from a young age, felt a calling to dedicate her life to God. In 1921, she joined the Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Holy Family, a religious order founded in Valencia, Spain. Blessed María made her perpetual vows as a nun in 1928.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2001-03-11 by 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II
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