Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (born 1602)

Mary of Jesus of Ágreda

Spanish nun (1602–1665)

Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, OIC, also known as the Abbess of Ágreda, was an abbess and spiritual writer. She is best known for her extensive correspondence with King Philip IV of Spain and her reports of bilocation between Spain and New Spain. She was a noted mystic of her era.

Franciscans

Group of religious orders within the Catholic Church connected with St. Francis of Assisi

The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent religious orders for men, an order for nuns known as the Order of Saint Clare, and the Third Order of Saint…

Abbess

Female superior of a community of nuns, often an abbey

An abbess is the female superior of a community of nuns in an abbey.

Spanish mystics

The Spanish mystics are major figures in the Catholic Reformation who lived primarily in the 16th- and 17th-centuries. The goal of this movement was to reform the Church structurally and to renew it spiritually. The Spanish mystics attempted to express in words their experience…

May 24

Day of the year

May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 221 days remain until the end of the year.