Mama Antula, the Jesuit who didn't want to marry or be a nun, will be Argentina's first female saint
by Dbora Rey
Feb 10, 2024
3 minutes
A Catholic laywoman who lived in 18th-century Argentina and joined the Jesuits in their evangelical mission throughout the South American country will become the first female saint from the home country of Pope Francis on Sunday.
María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, more commonly known by her Quechua name of “Mama Antula,” was born in 1730 into a wealthy family in Santiago del Estero, a province north of . At the
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