Saint Narcisa De Jesús Martillomorán

Saint

Feast Day

December 8

Born

October 29, 1832

Died

December 8, 1869

Canonized

Sunday 12 October 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI

Beatified

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

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....

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