Amália de Jesus Flagelado
Spanish Catholic nun and mystic visionary of Our Lady of Tears in Campinas, Brazil
Who they were
Amalia of Jesus Flagellated MJC (22 July 1901 – 18 April 1977), born Amalia Aguirre Queija, was a Catholic religious sister and mystic. She was co-founder of the institute of the Missionary Sisters of Jesus Crucified, best known for receiving, in the 1930s, the apparitions of Our Lady of Tears in Campinas, Brazil. Among the miraculous events surrounding her life are, among others, visions and stigmata.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Archdiocese of Campinas - Decreto: Comissao de Estudos, Irma Amalia — The archdiocese's own decree setting up the historical commission for the cause of Sister Amalia of Jesus Scourged, foundress of the Sisters of Jesus Scourged.
- Wikidata Q105546449 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Amalia of Jesus Flagellated (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.