Saint Joaquina Vedruna de Mas

[Saint Joaquina holy card]
Also known as
Joachina de Vedruna; Joachima de Vedruna
Memorial
19 May
Profile
Married to the Spanish nobleman Theodore de Mas in 1799. Mother of nine children. Widowed in 1816. Founded the Institute of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity in 1826. The Institute spread through Catalonia with the mission of caring for the sick, and teaching children. Had a great devotion to the mystery of the Holy Trinity. Suffered a slow paralysis during the last four years of her life.
Born
16 April 1783 in Barcelona, Spain
Died
1854 at Vich of cholera
Beatified
19 May 1940
Canonized
12 April 1959 by Pope John XXIII
Patronage
abuse victims, death of children, exiles, widows
Additional Information
CarmelNet
Google Directory
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Carmelite Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours
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