Religious Figure. Blessed María Angélica Pérez was an Argentine Roman Catholic religious and a member of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden. Upon becoming a nun she assumed the name of "María Crescentia". She also was known to ill people as "Sister Sweetness". Pérez worked with the sick people of Argentina and was later relocated to Chile to continue her work. In 1932 she died of lung disease and was buried in Argentina; her remains were moved back to her homeland some decades later. Her beatification cause received the approval of Pope Benedict XVI and she was beatified on 17 November 2012 in Buenos Aires; Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the celebration on the pope's behalf.
Religious Figure. Blessed María Angélica Pérez was an Argentine Roman Catholic religious and a member of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden. Upon becoming a nun she assumed the name of "María Crescentia". She also was known to ill people as "Sister Sweetness". Pérez worked with the sick people of Argentina and was later relocated to Chile to continue her work. In 1932 she died of lung disease and was buried in Argentina; her remains were moved back to her homeland some decades later. Her beatification cause received the approval of Pope Benedict XVI and she was beatified on 17 November 2012 in Buenos Aires; Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the celebration on the pope's behalf.
Bio by: Ola K Ase
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