Luiza Andaluz

Luiza Andaluz (born February 12, 1877 in Marvila , † August 20, 1973 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese Catholic nun .

Career

Luiza Andaluz, with full name Luisa Maria Langstroth Figuera De Sousa Vadre Santa Marta Mesquita e Melo , founded the Congregação das Servas de Nossa Senhora de Fátima in 1915 . At the time of her death, there were 30 communities in Portugal and Mozambique.

In the course of the beatification process opened for her, Pope Francis awarded her the heroic degree of virtue on December 18, 2017 .

Web links

Biography of the Servas de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

^ Promulgazione di Decreti della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 19, 2017, accessed December 19, 2017 (Italian).

personal data
SURNAME	Andaluz, Luiza
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Langstroth Figuera De Sousa Vadre Santa Marta Mesquita e Melo, Luisa Maria (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Portuguese Catholic nun
DATE OF BIRTH	February 12, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH	Marvila , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH	20th August 1973
Place of death	Lisbon

[1] Promulgazione di Decreti della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 19, 2017, accessed December 19, 2017 (Italian).