Joaquina Vedruna de Mas
Joaquina Vedruna de Mas (or Joaquima in Catalan) (16 April 1783 – 28 August 1854) - born Joaquima de Vedruna Vidal de Mas and in religious Joaquina of Saint Francis of Assisi - was a Spanish professed religious and the founder of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity. First she married a nobleman despite her desire to become a nun though she and her husband both desired the religious life; the couple bore nine children but she and her children fled after Napoleon invaded the nation to which her husband remained to fight as a volunteer and later died leaving her widowed but free to pursue her religious inclinations.
Joaquina Vedruna de Mas | |
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| Virgin | |
| Born | 17 April 1783 Vic, Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | 28 August 1854 (71 years) Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 19 May 1940, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | 12 April 1959, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope John XXIII |
| Feast | 28 August, 22 May (Discalced Carmelites) |
Her canonization as a saint was celebrated on 12 April 1959.
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