Maria Romero Meneses

Maria Romero Meneses ( born January 13, 1902 in Granada ( Nicaragua); † 7 July 1977 in Las Peñitas (Nicaragua ) ) was a Nicaraguan Salesian sister, who worked in Costa Rica for underprivileged girls.

As one of eight children of a family of Nicaraguan upper class - her father was a minister in the republican government - born, she went to a school of the Salesian Sisters. At the age of twelve, she was attacked in 1914 by a severe rheumatic fever. Your healing led her back to her prayer to Mary, Help of Christians, to which she has since still took more confidence. She decided on 8 December 1915 itself to be Salesian sister, but could occur until 1920 at age 18. On January 6, 1929, she made ​​his solemn vows. In 1931 she was transferred to San José, Costa Rica, since 1933, she worked at a school as a music and art teacher and developed a great social commitment for disadvantaged girls in the city. Go back two social institutions on their own initiative. From their deep devotion to Mary continues to let her out in the center of San José Church of Mary, Help of Christians build. From their mystical experiences out she wrote her Escritos espirituales (Spiritual Writings) published several volumes.

She was transferred to Leon in Nicaragua to a retirement home. When she died there at the age of 75 of a heart attack, her remains were sent to their workplace to San José in Costa Rica, where their resting learned a great devotion.

On April 14, 2002, she was beatified by Pope John Paul II. Your Remembrance has been placed on the 7th of July.

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