Mariana de Jesús
Spanish religious (1565-1624)
Feast: 17 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Madrid in Spain, Blessed Mariana de Jesús Navarro de Guevara, virgin, who, having overcome her father's opposition, took the habit of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, offering prayers and penances for the poor and the oppressed.
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 17 April as a Mercedarian of Madrid who offered prayers and penances for the poor and oppressed.
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.
Connected on this site
- Mercedes de Jesús Molina Blessed“She was a missionary who devoted her life to the care of abandoned children and founded the order of the Sisters of Mariana de Jesús.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 17 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2244260 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mariana Navarro de Guevara (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.