María de León Bello y Delgado

The incorruptible body of Sr. Marías in the monastery of St. Catherine of Siena

María de León Bello y Delgado , religious name María de Jesús , (born March 23, 1643 in El Sauzal , Tenerife , Spain ; † February 15, 1731 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna , Tenerife) was a Dominican and mystic . It is better known in the Canary Islands as La Siervita .

Life

María de León grew up in a poor family. Her mother had her adopted from the mainland by a wealthy Spanish family so that she could have a better life. But when the adoptive family intended to emigrate with her to America , the birth mother gave the child into the care of the uncle. She had her first mystical experience in her youth, when a statue of the baby Jesus in St. Peter's Church in El Sauzal opened the church door for her to receive her.

Mary entered in 1668 in the monastery of St. Catherine of Siena visited the Dominican Sisters in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna , where she took the religious name of María de Jesús . Here she lived a life of prayer, abstinence and penance.

The monastery of St. Catherine of Siena in San Cristobal de La Laguna

María de León Bello y Delgado died in the monastery on February 15, 1731. It is reported that before she died, she fell into ecstasy, her pupils remained clear, and her pulse could still be felt for 24 hours. Beneath her heart was the stigma of Christ's wound on the side. Three years after her death, her body was exhumed because the shipowner Amaro Pargo wanted to donate a wooden coffin. Her body was found almost intact and, according to contemporary reports, emitted a scent of jasmine. Since then, every year on February 15th (the anniversary of her death), her relics have been displayed in a full-body glass reliquary. Thousands of believers from different parts of Spain come to this celebration. The beatification process of Marías de León Bello y Delgado was opened.

Web links

Commons : Category: María de León Bello y Delgado - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Notas sobre la Siervita de Dios ( Memento from May 15, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Notas sobre la Siervita de Dios ( Memento from May 15, 2019 in the Internet Archive )

Remarks

↑ "Sirva de Dios" (Servant of God) refers to people whose beatification process has been opened. Since much is reduced in the language of the Canary Islands, María de Jesús is La Siervita (the little servant) on Tenerife .

personal data
SURNAME	León Bello y Delgado, María de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sor María de Jesús (religious name); Siervita, La
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dominican mystic
DATE OF BIRTH	March 23, 1643
PLACE OF BIRTH	El Sauzal , Tenerife , Spain
DATE OF DEATH	February 15, 1731
Place of death	San Cristóbal de La Laguna , Tenerife

[2] Notas sobre la Siervita de Dios ( Memento from May 15, 2019 in the Internet Archive )

[3] Notas sobre la Siervita de Dios ( Memento from May 15, 2019 in the Internet Archive )

[1] "Sirva de Dios" (Servant of God) refers to people whose beatification process has been opened. Since much is reduced in the language of the Canary Islands, María de Jesús is La Siervita (the little servant) on Tenerife .