Marian devotion
Sister María Romero Meneses
Granada, Nicaragua
The saint of Nicaragua. A Salesian religious who dedicated her life to the poor.
Sister María Romero was born in Granada in 1902. Since he was young he felt called to serve the most needy. He entered the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Auxiliary and was destined for Costa Rica.
He dedicated his life to educating the poor, building schools and accompanying the sick. It was said that she had the gift of healing and that many sick were healed when she prayed for them.
Fue beatificada por el Papa Juan Pablo II en 2001. Los nicaragüenses la llaman «la santa de la miseria» porque vivió entre los más pobres.
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