Saint mariana biography
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Saint mariana of jesus!
Saint Mariana of Jesus
Saint Marie-Anne Parades
(Saint Mariana of Jesus de Paredes)
Feast Day – May 26
After the death of Saint Mariana of Jesus de Paredes, a beautiful lily sprouted forth from her blood, and so she has been styled the Lily of Quito.
But in far greater measure did Saint Mariana of Jesus deserve the name because of the innocence of her life. She preserved it unsullied in the midst of a wicked world, carefully protecting it by the practice of rare austerities.
Saint mariana biography
From her earliest childhood Mariana, who was born in , felt altogether drawn to God and to heavenly things. Meanwhile she attached herself to the Immaculate Virgin with unbounded confidence and tender devotion. She received the habit of the Third Order from the Franciscans in her native town of Quito, Ecuador, and in consideration of her great virtue, she was permitted to take the three vows of religion.
Then she repaired to her home where she led a life hidden in God and devoted to prayer and pena