Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán
Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán (born October 29, 1832 in Nobol , Ecuador , † December 8, 1869 in Lima , Peru ) was an Ecuadorian virgin . She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church .
Life
After the untimely death of her parents in 1852, Narcisa moved to Guayaquil and worked as a seamstress to support her siblings financially. At the same time, she took care of the needy, the sick and children with great devotion. From 1868 she lived in a Dominican monastery in Lima without having taken a vow there . Narcisa spent eight hours a day in prayer and solitude, and another four hours in mortification . She fasted very severely and was often seen in a state of ecstasy.
Beatification and Canonization
Narcisa was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1992 and by Pope Benedict XVI. Canonized in 2008 . Her memorial day in the liturgy is December 8th .
literature
- Bernardino Echevería Ruiz (ed.): Vuelve Narcisa. Apuntes y documentos . Justicia y Paz, Guayaquil 1972 (Spanish).
- Hugo Vazquez y Almazán: Narcisa de Jesús. El lirio de los montubios . Justicia y Paz, Guayaquil 1976 (Spanish).
- Roberto Pazmiño Guzmán: La Beata Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán (1832-1869) . In: Jorge Salvador Lara (ed.): Historia de la Iglesia Católica en el Ecuador, Vol. 5: La República del Ecuador. Período del Concordato 1863–1877 . Academia Nacional de Historia / Academia Ecuatoriana de Historia Eclesiástica, Quito 2005, ISBN 9978-44-005-4 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martillo Morán, Narcisa de Jesús |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ecuadorian saints |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nobol , Ecuador |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1869 |
| Place of death | Lima |