Maria Josefa Karolina Brader
Swiss Roman Catholic religious sister who founded the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate (1860-1943)
Feast: 27 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Pasto in Colombia, Blessed Mary Charity of the Holy Spirit (Karolina) Brader, virgin, who strove with all her strength to unite the contemplative life with missionary work and founded the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate for the advancement of the people through Christian education.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 27 February as the founder of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate, uniting contemplation with mission.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 27 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3847340 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Josefa Karolina Brader (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.