Christian feast day: Candida Maria of Jesus

Candida Maria of Jesus

Spanish nun and saint (1845–1912)

Cándida María de Jesús, born in Andoain, as Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola, was a Spanish nun and the founder of the Daughters of Jesus. The order – founded in 1871 – was under Jesuit direction from her spiritual director and was involved with the education of children in…