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Line 1: {{Christian mysticism}}▼ {{Infobox saint \|honorific_prefix= [[Servant of God]] Line 7 ⟶ 6: \|feast_day = \|venerated_in = \|image = MrsCoraEvans.jpg \|imagesize = 200px \|caption = \|birth_place = [[Midvale, Utah]], United States \|death_place = [[Boulder Creek, California]], United States \|titles = ~~Mystic~~ \|beatified_date = \|beatified_place = Line 27 ⟶ 26: \|prayer_attrib = }} ▲{{Christian mysticism}} '''Cora Louise Evans''' (July 9, 1904<ref name = MHC/> – March 30, 1957) was an [[America]]n wife and mother who was raised [[Mormon]] ~~wife~~ and ~~mother~~eventually ~~and~~converted 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= ~~http~~https://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> and she is currently being considered by the Vatican for canonization. In 2022, the move to canonize Cora Evans was sealed by the U.S. bishops and sent to Rome for formal consideration. All this was at the behest of the Catholic Diocese of Monterey, California, which opened the process of canonization in 2010. == Conversion and visions == She 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]], declaring her a [[Servant of God]], and is being investigated by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California]].<ref name = CNA/>▼ Evans was a member of [[~~The~~the 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 \|~~title~~date=24 September 2013 \|title=Vatican considering Santa Cruz Mountains mystic for sainthood \|~~url~~newspaper=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 ~~The~~husband ~~Mercury~~and 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=24~~Agency, ~~September~~November ~~2013~~13, }}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]], ~~declaring~~gaining her athe title [[Servant of God]], and her cause is being ~~investigated~~handled by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California\|Diocese of Monterey in California]].<ref name = "CNA" /> ▲Evans was a member of [[The 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 \|title= Vatican considering Santa Cruz Mountains mystic for sainthood \|url= http://www.mercurynews.com/2013/09/24/vatican-considering-santa-cruz-mountains-mystic-for-sainthood/ \|accessdate= 5 October 2016 \|newspaper= The Mercury News \|date=24 September 2013 }}</ref> == 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> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==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] {{Canonization}} {{Subject bar \|portal1= Biography \|portal2= Catholicism \|portal3= United States \|portal4= Saints}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Cora}} [[Category:Roman Catholic mystics]]▼ [[Category:Former Latter Day Saints]]▼ [[Category:Visions of Jesus and Mary]]▼ [[Category:American Roman Catholics]]▼ [[Category:People from Utah]]▼ [[Category:Converts to Roman Catholicism]]▼ [[Category:American Servants of God]]▼ [[Category:1904 births]] [[Category:1957 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century Christian mystics]] [[Category:American Christian mystics]] ▲[[Category:American Roman Catholics]] ▲[[Category:American Servants of God]] [[Category:Catholics from Utah]] ▲[[Category:Converts to Roman Catholicism]] [[Category:Women mystics]] ▲[[Category:Former Latter Day Saints]] ▲[[Category:People from Midvale, Utah]] ▲[[Category:Roman Catholic mystics]] ▲[[Category:Visions of Jesus and Mary]]