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Saint María of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
Mexican Roman Catholic nun (1868-1959)
SaintFull write-upMexicoFranciscansPost-1588
Feast: 30 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1868
Died
1959
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In the same place, Blessed María of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament Venegas de la Torre, virgin, who for fifty-four years devoted herself to the care of the sick in a small hospital for the poor, in which she founded the Congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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 30 July as the virgin of Guadalajara who nursed the sick for fifty-four years and founded the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - canonisations of 21 May 2000 (María de Jesús Sacramentado Venegas de la Torre)
- Wikidata Q511409 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — María Natividad Venegas de la Torre (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.