Esperanza González Puig (María Esperanza of Jesus)
Founder of the Missionary Handmaids of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at Lleida
Who they were
Born at Lleida in 1823, she founded an institute for the care of women in difficulty, now the Missionary Handmaids of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and died of cholera in Lleida in 1885.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The decree on heroic virtues has been promulgated; a miracle would come next.
Why that counted as sanctity
The diocesan inquiry opened on 22 January 1991 and Benedict XVI declared her Venerable on 28 April 2006.
The cause
Esperanza González Puig (María Esperanza of Jesus) has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Esperanza González Puig (María Esperanza of Jesus).
- Historia del proceso – Misioneras Esclavas del Inmaculado Corazón de María
- Fundadora: Madre Esperanza González Puig – Misioneras Esclavas
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.