Cesárea Ruiz de Esparza y Dávalos
Mexican cofounder of the Josephite Sisters
Who they were
Born at Aguascalientes in 1829 and died in Mexico City in 1884, she founded the Congregation of Josephite Sisters on 22 September 1872 together with Fr José María Vilaseca — the first women's congregation founded in Mexico.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Her congregation records that the diocesan phase of her cause closed in Mexico City on 13 January 2001 and the Roman phase began on 15 February 2001.
The cause
Cesárea Ruiz de Esparza y Dávalos is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Cesárea Ruiz de Esparza y Dávalos.
- Hermanas Josefinas – Proceso de Beatificación
- Hermanas Josefinas – Vida y Obra de la Sierva de Dios Cesárea Ruiz de Esparza
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.