Blessed Saturnina Rodríguez De Zavalía C1890

Blessed Saturnina Rodríguez De Zavalía

Also known as: Catalina of Mary; Caterina di Maria; Josefa Saturnina Rodríguez; Mother Catalina de María Rodríguez; Saturnina Rodriguez

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 5

Born

November 27, 1823

Died

April 1, 5

Beatified

25 November 2017 by Pope Francis

Venerated

18 December 1997 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Saturnina Rodríguez De Zavalía, also known as Catalina of Mary, Caterina di Maria, Josefa Saturnina Rodríguez, Mother Catalina de María Rodríguez, and simply as Saturnina Rodriguez, was born on 27 November 1823 in Córdoba, Argentina. From an early age, she felt a calling to religious life, but she married widower Manuel Antonio de Zavalia on 13 August 1852, becoming step-mother to his son and daughter. Over their twelve-year marriage, they tragically lost their only daughter to a miscarriage.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2017-11-25 by 25 November 2017 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated in Córdoba, Argentina with Cardinal Angelo Amato as chief celebrant; the beatification miracle involved the 1998 healing from severe heart disease of a woman in the Tucuman province of Argentina