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Jerónima de la Asunción
foundress of the first Catholic monastery in Manila — Monastery of Santa Clara
BlessedSpainPoor Clares
Born
1555
Died
1630
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Jerónima de la Asunción, O.S.C. (Spanish: Jerónima de la Asunción García Yánez y De La Fuente; 9 May 1555 – 22 October 1630) was a Spanish Catholic nun and abbess who founded the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara (Royal Monastery of Saint Clare) in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q3547160 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Jerónima de la Asunción (CC BY-SA)
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