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Maria Angela Astorch
1592Sep, 1

Maria Angela Astorch

Maria Angela Astorch, Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1665)
Maria Angela Astorch (née Maria Ines Jerónima Astorch; 1 September 1592 – 2 December 1665) was a Spanish religious figure and mystic. Born in Barcelona, she founded the Capuchin Poor Clares of Zaragoza and Murcia. She died in Murcia and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 23 May 1982.

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