María of Perpetual Help (Isabel Tejada Cuartas)
Colombian missionary sister who worked among the people of the Chocó and Córdoba
Who they were
Tejada Cuartas was a Missionary Sister of the Immaculate Virgin Mary and Saint Catherine of Siena, the congregation founded by Saint Laura Montoya.
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 process opened on 24 June 1965 under Bishop Botero Salazar and closed on 12 December 1966; the cause was introduced in Rome on 15 March 1980 and John Paul II signed the decree on her heroic virtues on 26 March 1994.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Catherine of Siena Saint“Tejada Cuartas was a Missionary Sister of the Immaculate Virgin Mary and Saint Catherine of Siena, the congregation founded by Saint Laura Montoya.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.