Holiday / observanceDecember 11
María de las Maravillas de Jesús
Christian feast day: María de las Maravillas de Jesús
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- When
- December 11
- Category
- Holiday / observanceA holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
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Type: human.
What happened
María de las Maravillas de Jesús, OCD was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite. She founded several houses of her order and even set one up in India after serving a brief exile with other Carmelites due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Pope John Paul II canonized her during his apostolic visit in Madrid in 2003.
December 11 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
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- 2020Food and Drug Administration
- 2024Murder of Sara Sharif
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