Jerónima de la Asunción
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Jerónima de la Asunción, O.S.C. (Spanish: Jerónima de la Asunción García Yánez y De La Fuente; May 9, 1555 – October 22, 1630) was a Spanish Catholic nun and abbess who founded the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara (Royal Monastery of Saint Clare) in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.
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Jerónima de la Asunción | |
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Poor Clare Nun | |
Born | May 9, 1555 Toledo, Spain |
Died | October 22, 1630(1630-10-22) (aged 75) Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
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For her efforts in establishing the first Catholic monastery in Manila and the Far East, the Vatican issued an apostolic decree for her beatification in 1734. This monastery was immortalized in the novel Noli Me Tángere, penned by the national hero, José Rizal.[1][2]