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Also known as

• Joachina de Vedruna
• Joachima de Vedruna
• Joaquima de Vedruna Vidal de Mas
• Joaquina of Saint Francis of Assisi

Memorial

• 28 August

Profile

Married to the Spanish nobleman Theodore de Mas in 1799. Mother of nine children. Widowed in 1816. Founded the Institute of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity in 1826. The Institute spread through Catalonia with the mission of caring for the sick, and teaching children. Had a great devotion to the mystery of the Holy Trinity. Suffered a slow paralysis during the last four years of her life.

Born

• 16 April 1783 in Barcelona, Spain

Died

• 28 August 1854 at Vic, Barcelona, Spain of cholera

Venerated

• 16 June 1935 by Pope Pius XI (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 19 May 1940 by Pope Pius XII

Canonized

• 12 April 1959 by Pope John XXIII

Patronage

• abuse victims
• death of children
• exiles
• widows

MLA Citation

• “Saint Joaquina Vedruna Vidal de Mas“. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 June 2023. Web. 3 May 2024. <>