Maria Josepha of the Heart of Jesus Sancho de Guerra
Maria Josepha of the Heart of Jesus Sancho de Guerra (birth name: Maria Josefa Sancho de Guerra , born September 7, 1842 in Vitoria , Spain , † March 20, 1912 in Bilbao , Spain) was a Spanish founder of the order. She is a saint in the Catholic Church.
Maria Josepha founded the Institute of the Servants of Jesus in Bilbao in 1871, together with some companions , which mainly cares for the sick in hospitals, the homeless and the elderly. From 1894 Maria Josepha suffered from a serious heart disease from which she died in 1912. At the time of her death, her community had 43 religious houses and over a thousand members.
She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1992 and canonized in 2000.
Web links
Commons : María Josefa Sancho - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Announcement of the Canonization (Italian) accessed on July 31, 2012
- Biography (Vatican document, Spanish) accessed on August 1, 2012
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| SURNAME | Maria Josepha of the Heart of Jesus Sancho de Guerra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sancho de Guerra, Maria Josefa (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish founder of the order and saint of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vitoria-Gasteiz , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1912 |
| Place of death | Bilbao , Spain |