Saint of the Day 02/December

Saint of the Day (December 02) ✠ Blessed Maria Angela Astorch ✠ Religious and Founder: Born: September 1, 1592 Barcelona, Spain Died: December 2, 1665 Murcia, Spain Venerated in: Latin church Beatified: May 23, 1982 Pope John Paul II Blessed Maria Angela Astorch was a Spanish religious figure and mystic. Born in Barcelona, she founded the Capuchin Poor Clares of Zaragoza and Murcia. She died in Murcia and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 23 May 1982. A Very Young Postulant: Mother Mary Angela Astorch was given the name Jeronima Mary when she was baptized in Barcelona in 1592. She had lost both her parents by the age of five and was reared by a nanny. At around the age of seven, the little girl came down with a very serious illness and, according to contemporary witnesses’ reports, actually died but she was brought back to life again through the prayers of the aforementioned Capuchin nun, Mother Angela Margaret Seraph...