Mary Cecilia of Jesus

Mary Cecilia of Jesus
TitlePrioress
Personal
Born
Natividad Zialcita

(1908-09-07)September 7, 1908
DiedDecember 13, 1982(1982-12-13) (aged 74)
Lipa, Batangas, Philippines
Resting placeCarmelite Monastery of Our Lady, Mediatrix of all graces
ReligionCatholic
NationalityFilipino
Parent(s)Lorenzo Zialcita (father)
Florentina de Leon (mother)
Organization
OrderDiscalced Carmelite Nuns
Senior posting
Period in office1946–1951
Consecration
  • November 24, 1928 (Temporary Vows)
  • September 8, 1934
    (Perpetual Vows)
SuccessorMary of Christ, OCD

Mary Cecilia of Jesus, OCD, born as Natividad Zialcita, (7 September 1908 – 13 December 1982) was a Discalced Carmelite nun and prioress of the monastery in Lipa during the time apparitions of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces in 1948. She was also the confidante of the visionary postulant, Teresita Castillo.[1]

  1. ^ Martin Alexander Luistro & Jeremiah Opiniano (30 September 2015). "Lipa's Marian apparitions: Devotion an 'aftershock' of diocesan declaration". The Filipino Connection. Retrieved 29 January 2021.