Peregrina Mogas Fontcuberta
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mogas and the second or maternal family name is Fontcuberta.
Peregrina Mogas Fontcuberta (13 January 1827 - 3 July 1886) was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun in the name of "María Ana" and the founder of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Mother of the Divine Shepherd.[1][2] Mogas Fontcuberta was in a Capuchin congregation before establishing her own order and was under the guidance of Josep Tous Soler.[3]
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Peregrina Mogas Fontcuberta | |
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Born | (1827-01-13)13 January 1827 Corró de Vall, Granollers, Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain |
Died | 3 July 1886(1886-07-03) (aged 59) Fuencarral, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 6 October 1996, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 3 July |
Attributes | Religious habit |
Patronage | Franciscan Missionaries of the Mother of the Divine Shepherd |
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The beatification cause commenced under Pope Paul VI on 11 June 1977 and Pope John Paul II beatified her on 6 October 1996.[4]