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[1] María Guadalupe García Zavala (27 April 1878 – 24 June 1963) – born Anastasia Guadalupe García Zavala – was a Mexican Roman Catholic religious sister and the co-founder of the Handmaids of Santa Margherita and the Poor. [1] She is also known as "Mother Lupita".
Apr 25, 2004 · The last two years of Mother María's life were lived in extreme suffering because of a grave illness, and on 24 June 1963, she died at the age of 85. During the lifetime of the foundress, 11 foundations were established in the Republic of Mexico.
Saint Mother Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala was co-founder of the Congregation of the Handmaids of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Poor, and was the first mother superior of the congregation. She was beautified by Pope John Paul II on April 25, 2004, and will be canonized on May 12, 2013.
Apr 25, 2004 · MARÍA GUADALUPE GARCÍA ZAVALA, Fundadora de la Congregación religiosa de las Siervas de Santa Margarita María y de los Pobres, nació en Zapopan, Jalisco, México el 27 de abril de 1878. Fueron sus padres el Sr. Fortino García y la Sra. Refugio Zavala de García.
Jun 1, 2017 · Saint Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala, known as Mother Lupita, embraced a life of poverty while serving the poor and sick during a dangerous time in Mexico’s history. Born in Mexico in 1878 into a family that ran a religious goods shop, Maria frequently visited the basilica next door to the shop, even at a young age.
Jun 24, 2024 · Saint María Guadalupe Garcia Zavala, also known as “Mother Lupita” (feast day: June 24), is the patron saint of nurses. She co-founded the Handmaids of St. Margaret Mary and the Poor, and in 2013 became Mexico’s second female saint.
May 30, 2019 · Blessed Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala, also known as “Madre Lupita,” the Mexican co-founder of the Handmaids of St. Margaret Mary and the Poor, is pictured in an undated portrait. She was canonized May 12, 2013.
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