Alfonsa of the Immaculate Conception
Saint Alfonsa of the Immaculate Conception ( religious name , real name Anna Muttathupadathu or Anna Muttathupandathu ) (born August 19, 1910 in Kudamaloor , Kerala ; † July 28, 1946 in Bharananganam , Kerala) was a Roman Catholic religious sister from India who had worked since 1927 belonged to the Order of the Poor Clares .
She was beatified on February 8, 1986 as the first Indian woman by Pope John Paul II , on October 12, 2008 she was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI. canonized.
Web links
Commons : Saint Alphonsa - collection of images, videos and audio files
- detailed biography at vatican.va (English)
- St. Alphonsa Anna Muttathupadam of the Immaculate Conception, FCC ( Memento from January 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) []
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sermon of Pope John Paul II on the occasion of the beatification on vatican.va, accessed May 24, 2017 (English)
- ↑ See communication from the Vatican of March 1, 2008
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| SURNAME | Alfonsa of the Immaculate Conception |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muttathupadathu, Anna (original name); Muttathupandathu, Anna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian religious sister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kudamaloor, Kerala |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1946 |
| Place of death | Bharananganam, Kerala |