No likeness on file
Maria di San Francesco Wilson
VenerableResearched
Born
3 October 1840
verified
Died
18 October 1916
verified
Venerable
9 October 2013
Vatican record
Canonised
—
not yet
The Vatican record
- 9 October 2013 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2013)
Who they were
Maria Giovanna Wilson, in religion Maria di San Francesco, founded the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Victories; she was born at Hurryhur (Harihar), India, on 3 October 1840 and died at Câmara de Lobos, Portugal, on 18 October 1916. Pope Francis recognised her heroic virtue on 9 October 2013.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised her heroic virtue in 2013.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2013
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.