Angela of the Cross | |
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Virgin | |
Born | María de los Ángeles Guerrero y González 30 January 1846 Seville, Spain |
Residence | Seville, Spain |
Died | 2 March 1932 Seville, Spain | (aged 86)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Sisters of the Company of the Cross ) |
Beatified | 5 November 1982[1], Madrid, Spain, by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 4 May 2003, Madrid, Spain, by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | Convent of Santa Ángela de la Cruz, Calle Santa Ángela de la Cruz, Seville, Spain |
Feast | 2 March |
Major works | Founded 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]