
Blessed María Lorenza Requenses De Longo
Also known as: Maria Llonc; Maria Llorença Requenses de Llonc; Maria Llorença Llong
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
December 21
Died
December 21, 1539
Beatified
9 October 2021 by Pope Francis
Venerated
9 October 2017 by Pope France (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed María Lorenza Requenses De Longo, also known as Maria Llonc, Maria Llorença Requenses de Llonc, and Maria Llorença Llong, was born in 1463 near Lleida, Spain, into a noble family. She was married to the Regent of the Viceroy of Naples and, in 1506, she and her husband moved to Naples, Italy.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2021-10-09 by 9 October 2021 by Pope Francis; the beatification was celebrated in the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Naples, Italy, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
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