Maria Benedetta Arias

Life

Founder of the Handmaids of Jesus in the Sacrament; she lived in constant availability to the will of God, rendering valuable service to the Church through charity toward the poor, the sick, and the marginalized, especially toward prostitutes and girls at risk of ending up on the street. Her dedication was especially notable in hospital service to contagious and unwanted patients, showing extraordinary charity.

Translated from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

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