Servants of God
Maria Cristina di Gesù Sacramentato
Biography
Maria Christina was born and baptized in Seville (Spain) in July 1890. Her parents were called José and Elisa. The date of her first communion is unknown.
On 24 January 1921, Cristina entered the convent of the Discalced Carmelite nuns in Ojíjares (Granada), received the habit on August 15 and made her solemn profession on the 21st of August, 1925.
On April 30, 1946, Cristina set out from the convent of Ojíjares with five other companions, to found the convent in San Fernando (Cadiz), inaugurated on October 15 of the same year, under the title of the Holy Trinity. Of advanced age but full of merits, she died in San Fernando on March 24, 1980.
The Diocesan Inquiry into her «Life, Virtue and Reputation for Holiness» was opened on 24th of July 2005 and closed on 30th of November 2008 in the Diocese of Cadiz and Ceuta.
Procedure
1. The canonical norms concerning the procedure to be followed in the Causes of Saints are stated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister promulgated by John Paul II on 25 January 1983 (AAS LXXV, 1983, 349-355).
2. To initiate a Cause it is necessary that at least five years pass after the death of the candidate. This is to allow for greater balance and objectivity in the evaluation of the case and to allow the emotions of the moment to decant. There must be a clear conviction among people about his/her sanctity (fama sanctitas) and about the efficacy of his/her intercession with the Lord (fama signorum).
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