Crescencia Pérez
Argentinian nun (1897–1932)
Feast: 20 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
María Angélica Pérez was born at San Martín, Buenos Aires province, on 17 August 1897 to devout Spanish immigrants, and went to the school of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Garden, founded by St Antonio Maria Gianelli.
She joined them as Sister María Crescencia and at first taught children. Filled with Christian hope, she died on 20 May 1932, mourned by the people who had seen her spend her life for God, her congregation and those most in need.
The miracles
María Sara Pane, aged 25 — Buenos Aires — April 1997
Insulin-dependent diabetic since ten, she developed acute hepatitis in March 1997 that worsened so fast her life was feared for; at the most critical point, on 2 April 1997, while awaiting a transplant, she was healed rapidly, perfectly and lastingly.
Why that counted as sanctity
A teaching sister whose short life was spent for God and for the needy.
The cause
Crescencia Pérez has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Sisters of St Mary of the Garden: the cause of Crescencia Pérez.
Connected on this site
- Antonio Maria Gianelli Saint“María Angélica Pérez was born at San Martín, Buenos Aires province, on 17 August 1897 to devout Spanish immigrants, and went to the school of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Garden, founded by St Antonio Maria Gianelli.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Maria Crescencia Pérez
- Wikidata Q5790827 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — María Angélica Pérez (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.