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Detail Of The Oil Painting Saint Mary Wife Of Saint Isidore The Laborer Date And Artist Unknown Parish Church Of Holy Nikolaus Preitenegg Wolfsberg Carinthia Austria Photographed On 23 October 2010 By Johann Jaritz

Blessed Maria De La Cabeza

Also known as: Maria of the Head; Maria Toribia

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

9 September; 15 May with Saint Isidore the Farmer

Born

At Uceda, Guadalajara, Spain

Died

C.1175; relics long displayed in a Franciscan convent in Torrelaguna, Spain; relics moved to Saint Andrew’s Church in Madrid, Spain in 1645 and interred beside Saint Isidore

Beatified

By Pope Leo X (cultus confirmed); 11 August 1697 by Pope Innocent XII (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Maria De La Cabeza, also known as Maria of the Head or Maria Toribia, was born in Uceda, Guadalajara, Spain. She lived during the 12th century and dedicated her life to serving God and helping those in need.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1697-08-11 by By Pope Leo X (cultus confirmed); 11 August 1697 by Pope Innocent XII (cultus confirmed)

Feast Days

September 9May 15

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