Joaquina Vedruna de Mas
Joaquina Vedruna de Mas CCV | |
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| Born | 17 April 1783 Vic, Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | 28 August 1854 (71 years) Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 19 May 1940, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | 12 April 1959, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope John XXIII |
| Feast | 28 August, 22 May (Discalced Carmelites) |
Joaquima de Vedruna Vidal de Mas, CCV (or Joaquina, and Joaquina of Saint Francis of Assisi in religion; 16 April 1783 – 28 August 1854) was a Spanish Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity.
First she married a nobleman despite her desire to become a nun though she and her husband both desired the religious life; the couple bore nine children but she and her children fled after Napoleon invaded the nation to which her husband remained to fight as a volunteer and later died leaving her widowed but free to pursue her religious inclinations. Her canonisation was celebrated on 12 April 1959.