Saint Angela of The Cross Guerrero
Also known as: Angela de la Cruz; Angela Guerrero Gonzalez; Angela of the Cross Guerrero y González; Angelita (family nickname); Maria of the Angels; María de los Ángeles; Mother Angela of the Cross; Mother of the Poor
Feast Day
March 2
Born
January 30, 1846
Died
March 2, 1932
Canonized
4 May 2003 by Pope John Paul II at Plaza de Colón, Madrid, Spain
Beatified
5 November 1982 by Pope John Paul II at Seville, Spain
Biography
Saint Angela of the Cross Guerrero, also known as Angela de la Cruz, was born on January 30, 1846, in Seville, Spain. She was one of fourteen children born to a poor but deeply religious family. Unfortunately, only five of her siblings survived into adulthood. Angela's father worked as a cook, while her mother was a laundress in a Trinitarian Fathers convent....