Vicenta María López y Vicuña
Vicenta María López y Vicuña (born March 22, 1847 in Cascante del Rio, Spain , † December 26, 1890 in Madrid , Spain) was a Spanish religious founder. She is a saint of the Catholic Church.
Vicenta Maria began at the age of 19 to take care of the religious education of female domestic workers. Together with her aunt, she founded a home for girls looking for work, from which the religious order of the Daughters of the Immaculate Conception of Mary emerged in 1876 . The order received papal confirmation in 1888.
Vicenta María López y Vicuña was founded in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. beatified and in 1975 by Pope Paul VI. canonized.
Web links
- Lexicon of saints , accessed on July 31, 2012
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| SURNAME | López y Vicuña, Vicenta María |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish founder of the order and saint of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cascante del Rio, Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1890 |
| Place of death | Madrid , Spain |