Mariana de Jesús Torres
Mariana Francisca de Jesús Torres y Berriochoa OIC, (1563, Biscay – 16 January 1635,[1] Quito), was an abbess of Conceptionist Monastery of Quito from 1593 to 1635.
Mariana Francisca de Jesús Torres y Berriochoa | |
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| Born | 1563 Biscay |
| Residence | Quito |
| Died | 16 January 1635 Quito |
Life
Mariana was born in 1563 in Biscaya, Spain. Her father was Diego Torres Cádiz and her mother was María Berriochoa Álvaro. In 1577 a new Conceptionists monastery was established in Quito, and Maria de Jesus y Taboada (Mariana's aunt) was appointed as the first abbess. 21 September 1579 she took perpetual vows. Her aunt died on 4 October 1594. Between 1582 and 1634 she had Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Good Success. Mariana died on 16 January 1635.
Veneration
Her incorrupted relics were uncovered on 8 February 1906. On 8 August 1986 Archbishop of Quito Antonio José González Zumárraga. Luis E. Cadena y Almeida was appointed her canonisation process postulator.
References
- Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Quito (Ecuador), Antonio José González Zumárraga (1997). Boletin Eclesiastico (Ecuador) (in Spanish). Princeton Theological Seminary Library. Quito: Organo Informativo Arquidiocesis De Quito. p. 436.
Further reading
The most detailed English-language biography currently available is The Admirable Life of Mother Mariana by Fr. Manuel Sousa Pereira, translated by Marian T. Horvat, Tradition in Action, 2005, 2 vols.