Josefa Menéndez

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Sister Josefa Menéndez
Born4 February 1890
Died29 December 1923 (1923-12-30) (aged 33)
Known forChristian mysticism
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Josefa Menéndez (4 February 1890 – 29 December 1923)[1] was a Catholic nun and mystic.

She was born to a Christian family in Madrid, where she suffered various trials. In 1920, at 30, she entered the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Poitiers. Her religious life was spent cleaning and sewing. While a nun, she reportedly received visions of Jesus.[2]

The Way of Divine Love, reprinted by TAN Books, Inc. (now part of St. Benedict Press) is an account of her life and visions.

A cause for Menéndez's beatification was formally opened on 26 November 1948, granting her the title of Servant of God.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mystics of the Church: Josefa Menendez
  2. ^ Oeuvre du Sacré-Coeur: Who is Josefa Menedez?
  3. ^ Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 122.
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