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'''Cora Louise Evans''' (July 9, 1904<ref name = MHC/> – March 30, 1957) was an [[America]]n wife and mother who was raised [[Mormon]] and eventually converted to [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] in 1935, moving away from the Mormon faith. She is considered to be a Catholic [[Christian mysticism|mystic]]
== Conversion and visions ==
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 [[Catholic Church]] in 1935 in Utah.<ref name="CNA" /><ref name="SCS">{{cite news |last=Emmons |first=Mark |date=24 September 2013 |title=Vatican considering Santa Cruz Mountains mystic for sainthood |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> Her husband 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 Agency, November 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]], 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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==References==
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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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