Also known as
- María Crescencia
- Sister Dulzura
- Sister Sweetness
Profile
Born to immigrants from Spain, raised in a farm family, and known as a pious girl. Entered the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden on 31 December 1915, taking her vows on 7 September 1918. Teacher and catechist to children. In 1924 to 1928 she was assigned to a tuberculosis hospital where she worked closely with sick children. When her own health began to suffer, she was assigned to a hospital in Vallenar, Chile where she was a source of joy, comfort and the teachings of God to many patients.
Born
- 20 May 1932 in Vallenar, Atacama, Argentina of natural causes
- found incorrupt in 1966
- re-interred in the College Chapel in Huerto de Pergamino, Argentina
- 22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (degree of heroic virtues)
- 17 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
- the recognition was celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, at Pergamino, Argentina
- her beatification miracle involved a cure from type A hepatitis
- if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Maria, contact
Dr. Enrico Venanzi
Hijas de María Ssma. del Huerto
Av. Independencia 2140
C1225AAQ Capital Federal, ARGENTINA
Additional Information
- Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden
- El Tribuno: Sara Maria Pane was miraculously cured in 1995 by Crecencia
- Guadalupe House
- Hagiography Circle
- Sor Crescencia
- Zenit
Readings
Heart of Jesus I ask you for a special blessing for Chile, given that it is God’s will that I die here. Gladly I offer you the sacrifice for the peace and tranquility of this nation. - Blessed Maria’s last words
MLA Citation
- “Blessed María Angélica Pérez“. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 April 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>