A portrait of St. Vicenta María López y Vicuña
St. Vicenta María López y Vicuña
22 March 1847 – 26 December 1890
Feast
December 26 · XIX c.
Patron of
Domestic workers · Young working women
Order
Religious / Foundress
Spanish foundress (1847-1890), Basque-born; founded the Religious of Mary Immaculate (1876) for the protection and Christian formation of young domestic workers, then a vulnerable population in industrial cities. Canonized 1975 by Paul VI.
Life & Times
Born: 22 March 1847 · Died: 26 December 1890 · From: Spain.
Patronage
St. Vicenta María López y Vicuña is invoked as the patron of domestic workers, young working women. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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