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Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado
Spanish Dominican lay sister and mystic
Servant of GodSpainDominican Order
Born
1643
Died
1731
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (Spanish: Sor María de Jesús), was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican lay sister, mystic and visionary. She was widely known as La Siervita ("the little servant") in the Canary Islands.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Cause open
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur Saint“She is one of the most revered of the native people of the Canary Islands, together with Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur and José de Anchieta.” — Wikipedia
- María de Jesús Blessed“Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (Spanish: Sor María de Jesús), was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican lay sister, mystic and visionary.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q231325 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (CC BY-SA)
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