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|name = Cora Louise Evans
|birth_date = Cora Louise Yorgason Evans <br> {{birth date|1904|7|9|df=y}}
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|birth_place = [[Midvale, Utah]], United States
|death_place = [[Boulder Creek, California]], United States
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'''Cora Louise Evans''' (July 9, 1904<ref name = MHC/> – March 30, 1957) was a formeran [[America|American]]n wife and mother who was raised [[Mormon]] wife and mothereventually andconverted to [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] in 1935, moving away from the Mormon faith. She is considered to be a Catholic [[Christian mysticism|Catholic mystic]].<ref name = CNA>{{cite news |url= httphttps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/25278/vatican-oks-investigation-into-cora-evans-sainthood-cause |title= Vatican OKs investigation into Cora Evans sainthood cause |agency=Catholic News Agency |first= Valerie |last= Schmalz |date= July 13, 2012}}</ref> Sheand claimedshe tois receivecurrently [[visionsbeing ofconsidered Jesusby andthe Mary]]Vatican for canonization. In 2022, whichthe shemove promotedto ascanonize "TheCora MysticalEvans Humanitywas ofsealed [[Christ]]"by the U.S.<ref namebishops =and MHC>{{citesent web|url=http://wwwto Rome for formal consideration.coraevans.com/about|title=Servant ofAll Godthis Corawas Evans|publisher=Theat Mysticalthe Humanitybehest of Christ|first=Michaelthe |last=McDevitt}}</ref>Catholic HerDiocese [[beatification|causeof forMonterey, sainthood]]California, iswhich being investigated byopened the [[Holyprocess See|Vatican]].<refof namecanonization =in CNA/>2010.
 
== Conversion and visions ==
Evans was a member of [[Thethe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] but became disillusioned with the church and was baptized into the Roman [[Catholic Church]] in 1935 in Utah.<ref name = "CNA" /><ref name="SCS">{{cite news |last=Emmons |first=Mark |titledate=24 September 2013 |title=Vatican considering Santa Cruz Mountains mystic for sainthood |urlnewspaper=The Mercury News |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2013/09/24/vatican-considering-santa-cruz-mountains-mystic-for-sainthood/ |accessdate= 5 October 2016}}</ref> |newspaper=Her Thehusband Mercuryand daughters did the same soon after.<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252793/meet-the-3-women-us-bishops-are-considering-for-sainthood Yoder, Katie. "Meet the 3 women the U.S. bishops are considering for sainthood", Catholic News |date=24Agency, SeptemberNovember 201313, }}2022]</ref>
 
She later said she received [[visions of Jesus and Mary]], which she promoted as "The Mystical Humanity of Christ."<ref name="MHC">{{cite web|url=http://www.coraevans.com/about|title=Servant of God Cora Evans|publisher=The Mystical Humanity of Christ|first=Michael |last=McDevitt}}</ref> Her [[beatification|cause for sainthood]] has been approved by the [[Holy See]], gaining her the title [[Servant of God]], and her cause is being handled by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California|Diocese of Monterey in California]].<ref name="CNA" />
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== Veneration ==
In June 2010, the cause of beatification and canonization was officially opened. Twelve years later, in the fall of 2022, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to advance the cause to the diocesan level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of Servant of God Cora Louise Evans {{!}} USCCB |url=https://www.usccb.org/news/2022/us-bishops-affirm-advancement-cause-beatification-and-canonization-servant-god-cora |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=www.usccb.org |language=en}}</ref>
 
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==Further reading==
* [https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2017/07/27/a-close-friend-remembers-servant-of-god-cora-evans/ Graves. Jim. "A close friend remembers Servant of God Cora Evans", ''Catholic World Report'', July 27, 2017]
 
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