Blessed Maria Caridad Brader
Also known as: Caritas Brader; Karolina Brader Zahner; Maria Josefa Carolina Brader; Mary Charity of the Love of the Holy Spirit; Mary Josephine Caroline; María Caridad of the Holy Spirit; María Charitas of the Holy Spirit; Mother Caritas
Feast Day
27-Feb
Born
14 August 1860 in Kaltbrunn, Switzerland as Maria Josefa Carolina Brader at Kaltbrunn, Saint Gallen, Switzerland
Died
27 February 1943 in Pasto, Colombia of natural causes; her grave immediately became a site for pilgrimage and popular devotion
Beatified
23 March 2003 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
29 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Blessed Maria Caridad Brader, also known as Caritas Brader, Karolina Brader Zahner, Maria Josefa Carolina Brader, Mary Charity of the Love of the Holy Spirit, Mary Josephine Caroline, María Caridad of the Holy Spirit, María Charitas of the Holy Spirit, and Mother Caritas, was born on 14 August 1860 in Kaltbrunn, Switzerland. She was the only child of Joseph Sebastian Brader and Maria Anna Carolina Zahner, and she was raised in a devout and pious family.
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