Blessed Maria Clara of the Child Jesus
Also known as
- Libânia Do Carmo Galvão Mexia de Moura Telles de Albuquerque
- Maria Clara do Menino Jesus
- Mother Clara
Profile
Joined the Capuchin Tertiaries of Our Lady of the Conception in 1869, taking the name Sister Maria Clara of the Child Jesus. Founded the Congregation of the Franciscan Hospitallers of the Immaculate Conception; they were approved by the Vatican on 27 March 1876.
Born
- 1 December 1899 in Lisbon, Portugal of natural causes
- interred at the General House of the Franciscan Hospitallers, Linda-a-Pastora, near Lisbon
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Maria Clara of the Child Jesus“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 July 2023. Web. 24 April 2024. <>