Karolina Brader Zahner | |
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| Virgin | |
| Born | 15 August 1860 Kaltbrunn, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland |
| Died | 27 February 1943 (aged 82) Pasto, Nariño, Colombia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 23 March 2003, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 27 February |
Maria Josefa Karolina Brader (15 August 1860 – 27 February 1943), also known by her religious name Maria Caridad of the Holy Spirit, was a Swiss religious sister who founded the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate.[1] Brader served as a member of the missions in Ecuador for a brief period of time before being transferred to Colombia where she served as a catechist and evangelizer for the remainder of her life.[2]
Brader's canonization cause commenced on 24 October 1985 (she was titled as a Servant of God) and she was later declared Venerable on 28 June 1999 before Pope John Paul II beatified Brader on 23 March 2003 in Saint Peter's Square.[3]
- ^ "Blessed Maria Caridad Brader". Saints SQPN. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Bl. Maria Caridad Brader". Catholic Online. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Blessed Caridad (Maria Josefa Karolina Brader)". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 30 August 2016.