Angela of the Cross


Angela of the Cross
Virgin
BornMaría de los Ángeles Guerrero y González
30 January 1846
Seville, Spain
ResidenceSeville, Spain
Died2 March 1932(1932-03-02) (aged 86)
Seville, Spain
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church (Sisters of the Company of the Cross)
Beatified5 November 1982[1], Madrid, Spain, by Pope John Paul II
Canonized4 May 2003, Madrid, Spain, by Pope John Paul II
Major shrineConvent of Santa Ángela de la Cruz, Calle Santa Ángela de la Cruz, Seville, Spain
Feast2 March
Major worksFounded Sisters of the Company of the Cross

Angela of the Cross Guerrero y González (Spanish: Ángela de la Cruz or María de los Ángeles Guerrero González; 30 January 1846 – 2 March 1932[2]) was a Spanish religious sister and the foundress of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross,[3] a Roman Catholic religious institute dedicated to helping the abandoned poor and the ill with no one to care for them. She was canonized in 2003 by Pope John Paul II.[4]


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