holidays
August 9,
Christian feast day: Candida Maria of Jesus
Candida Maria of Jesus
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 Salamanca though expanded during her lifetime.