Genoveva Torres Morales
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Genoveva Torres Morales (3 January 1870 – 5 January 1956) was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun who established her own congregation known as the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Holy Angels. She wanted her new congregation to focus on the care of women. During her life and after her death, she was referred to as an "Angel of Solitude".[1]
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Born | (1870-01-03)3 January 1870 Almenara, Castellón, Spain |
Died | 5 January 1956(1956-01-05) (aged 86) Zaragoza, Spain |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 29 January 1995, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 4 May 2003, Madrid, Spain by Pope John Paul II |
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Pope John Paul II beatified her in 1995 and canonized her on in 2003 in Spain.[2]