Saint Anastasia Guadalupe García Zavala
Also known as: Sister María Guadalupe; Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala; Mother Lupita
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
June 24
Born
April 27, 1878
Died
June 24, 1963
Canonized
Sunday 12 May 2013 in by Pope Francis in Rome, Italy
Beatified
25 April 2004 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
During the darkest days of the Mexican Revolution, when the cross was often hidden and the Church persecuted, one woman stood as a beacon of sanctuary and service. Her life was defined not by the security of wealth, but by the radical charity of the Gospel enacted in the streets of Jalisco. Born into a devout family in Zapopan on 27 April 1878, she was the daughter of Fortino García and Refugio Zavala de García....
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