Librada Orozco Santa Cruz (María Librada of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
Mexican founder of the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge
Who they were
Born at Arandas in Jalisco, she founded the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge and died at Zapopan in 1926.
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 in Guadalajara on 27 January 1984 and the decree on her heroic virtues was promulgated on 18 December 2000; her congregation refers to her as Venerable.
The cause
Librada Orozco Santa Cruz (María Librada of the Sacred Heart 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 Librada Orozco Santa Cruz (María Librada of the Sacred Heart of Jesus).
- Carisma – Congregación de Religiosas Franciscanas de Nuestra Señora del Refugio
- Santa María Guadalupe García Zavala, Madre Lupita – ZENIT
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.