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Saint Vincenza María López y Vicuña- January 18 Saint Vicenta María López y Vicuña (24 March 1847 - 26 December 1890) was a Spanish professed religious and the founder of the Religious of Mary Immaculate …More
Saint Vincenza María López y Vicuña- January 18
Saint Vicenta María López y Vicuña (24 March 1847 - 26 December 1890) was a Spanish professed religious and the founder of the Religious of Mary Immaculate. Her order was dedicated to administering to "working girls", or young women in domestic employment, and she took the view that these housemaids and other domestic servants needed care, with a particular emphasis on girls who suffered abuse.
Pope Pius XII presided over her beatification in 1950 and Pope Paul VI later proclaimed her to be a saint in 1975.
Vicenta María López y Vicuña was born on 22 March 1847 in Cascante to José Maria Lopez Jiménez and Nicolasa Vicuña. Her brother was Manuel María Vicuña. His maternal aunt and his priest great-uncle oversaw her religious education.
In 1866 she refused to entertain the notion of an arranged marriage and she instead decided to take a private vow to remain chaste while also realizing she had an inner calling to the religious life. For a time …More
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Saint Vincenza María López y Vicuña- January 18