Maria Rosa Zangàra
Sicilian founder of the Daughters of Mercy and of the Cross
Who they were
Zangàra founded the Daughters of Mercy and of the Cross on 13 August 1892, approved by the archbishop of Monreale, and died at Borgetto in 1914 after twelve years of isolation following suspicion of her mystical life.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Her congregation names her Servant of God and records the nulla osta of the Sicilian Episcopal Conference for the introduction of her cause on 18 January 2017.
The cause
Maria Rosa Zangàra is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Maria Rosa Zangàra.
- Editoria – pubblicazioni sulla Serva di Dio Madre Maria Rosa Zangàra
- La fondatrice – Figlie della Misericordia e della Croce
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.