Maria de Mattias
Maria De Mattias (born February 4, 1805 in Vallecorsa , Italy, † August 20, 1866 in Rome ) was a founder of the order and is a Catholic saint .
Maria, who came from a pious and upper-class family, was brought up religiously. She was spiritually influenced by Gaspare del Bufalo , whom she met in 1822. In 1834 she founded the Congregation of the Adorers of the Precious Blood in Acuto (Italian: Adoratrici del Preziosissimo Sangue , today Adoratrici del Sangue di Cristo ), whose main task is the education of girls. She went to Rome to expand her community . Maria was in 1950 beatified and on 18 May 2003 Pope John Paul II. Canonized .
Her feast day in the liturgy is August 20th .
The community of crucified and risen love , a private association of believers from Maastricht , sees Maria de Mattias as a spiritual model.
Web links
- Biography on the Vatican website
- Biography in the ecumenical dictionary of saints
- Biography in "Santi e Beati" (Italian)
- Congregation website
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| SURNAME | De Mattias, Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian founder of the order, saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vallecorsa |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1866 |
| Place of death | Rome |