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María del Refugio Aguilar y Torres
VenerableMexico
Born
21 September 1866
Vatican record
Died
24 April 1937
Vatican record
Venerable
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date not on record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 16 July 2015 — Decree of the Dicastery (decree list, 2015)
Who they were
Christian nun, religious sister; born in San Miguel de Allende; died in Mexico City.
The miracles
No miracle approved yet
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
María del Refugio Aguilar y Torres has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Mercedarian Sisters: the cause of Maria del Refugio Aguilar y Torres.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q24192292 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The dates and the step marked “Vatican record” come from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the rest comes from Wikidata and is not yet checked.