Saint Narcisa De Jesús Martillo Morán

Saint Narcisa De Jesús Martillomorán

Saint

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

8 December; 30 August on some calendars

Born

29 October 1832 at Nobol, Guayas, Ecuador

Died

8 December 1869 at Lima, Peru of natural causes; re-interred at Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1955

Canonized

Sunday 12 October 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI

Beatified

25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy

Venerated

23 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Saint Narcisa de Jesús Martillomorán, born to the humble farmers Pedro Martillo Mosquera and Josefina Moran, endured early hardship when her parents passed away, leaving her to care for her younger siblings. For fifteen years in Guayaquil, Ecuador, she sustained her family through the labor of a seamstress, living simply while tirelessly aiding the destitute and dedicating her time to prayer. In 1868, drawn by faith, she journeyed to Lima, Peru, where she found work within a Dominican convent. Though she never took religious vows and remained a layperson throughout her life, she embraced a life of profound devotion, spending