Saint Joaquina Vedruna Vidal De Mas
Also known as: Joachina de Vedruna; Joachima de Vedruna; Joaquima de Vedruna Vidal de Mas; Joaquina of Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 28
Born
April 16, 1783
Died
August 28, 1854
Canonized
12 April 1959 by Pope John XXIII
Beatified
19 May 1940 by Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Joaquina Vedruna Vidal De Mas, also known as Joachina de Vedruna, Joachima de Vedruna, and Joaquima de Vedruna Vidal de Mas, was born on April 16, 1783, in Barcelona, Spain. She was married to the Spanish nobleman Theodore de Mas in 1799 and together they had nine children. However, tragedy struck when Saint Joaquina was widowed in 1816....