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Maria Anna di San Giuseppe
VenerableFull write-up
Born
5 August 1568
verified
Died
15 April 1638
verified
Venerable
18 December 2017
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 18 December 2017 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2017)
Who they were
Maria Anna de Manzanedo Maldonado, in religion Maria Anna di San Giuseppe, founded the monasteries of the Augustinian Recollect Nuns; she was born at Alba de Tormes, Spain, on 5 August 1568 and died in Madrid on 15 April 1638. Pope Francis recognised her heroic virtue on 18 December 2017.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised her heroic virtue in 2017.
The cause
Maria Anna di San Giuseppe has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Mariana de San José.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2017
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.