Narcisa de Jesús
Narcisa de Jesús | |
|---|---|
| Virgin | |
| Born | Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán 29 October 1832 Nobol, Guayas, Ecuador |
| Died | 8 December 1869 (aged 37) Lima, Peru |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 25 October 1992, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 12 October 2008, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Major shrine | Santuario de Santa Narcisa de Jesus Martillo Morán, Ecuador |
| Feast | 30 August |
Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán (29 October 1832 – 8 December 1869) was an Ecuadorian virgin and Dominican tertiary in the Roman Catholic Church. Martillo was known for her charitable giving and strict devotion to Jesus Christ while living a virginal and austere life of prayer and penance. Her devotion to prayer and the mortification of the flesh was strong and it led her to the decision to live as a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Patrocínio (Peru), where she died on 8 December 1869. Narcisa de Jesús was beatified on 25 October 1992.