Blessed Maria Vicenta of Saint Dorothy Chavez Orozco
Saint Maria Vicenta of Saint Dorothy Chavez Orozco (born July 9, 1867 AD in Cotija, Michoacán, Mexico; died July 30, 1949 AD in Guadalajara, Mexico) was a Mexican religious and founder of the Servants of the Holy Trinity and of the Poor (Siervas de la Santísima Trinidad y de los Pobres). Moved by her own experience of illness and by the plight of the sick poor, she devoted her life to their care and founded a congregation to continue that work. She is venerated as a Saint of the Church. Her feast day is July 30.
After being healed of a grave illness, María Vicenta consecrated herself to God and to the service of the abandoned sick, opening a hospital-refuge in Guadalajara from which her religious congregation grew. She was beatified in 1997 and canonized in 2000.
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| Blessed Maria Vicenta of Saint Dorothy Chavez Orozco | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | July 30 |
| Profession | Religious sister; founder of the Servants of the Holy Trinity and of the Poor |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Servants of the Holy Trinity and of the Poor |
| Patronage | The sick poor; the Servants of the Holy Trinity and of the Poor |
| Attributes | Religious habit; caring for the sick |
| Birthplace | Cotija, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Death Place | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; founder of the Servants of the Holy Trinity and of the Poor; died at Guadalajara |
| Primary Shrine | Guadalajara, Mexico |
Biography
María Vicenta Chávez Orozco was born on July 9, 1867, at Cotija in the Mexican state of Michoacán, into a devout family. As a young woman she suffered a serious and prolonged illness; upon her recovery she resolved to dedicate herself entirely to God and to the service of the sick and the poor, in gratitude for the health she had regained.
She began caring for the sick poor in Guadalajara, taking in those whom others neglected. In time this work grew into a religious congregation, the Servants of the Holy Trinity and of the Poor, which she founded to combine adoration of the Blessed Trinity with the corporal and spiritual care of the sick. She guided the congregation for many years, forming her sisters in a spirit of humble, self-effacing charity.
She took the religious name Maria Vicenta of Saint Dorothy. She died at Guadalajara on July 30, 1949. She was beatified on November 9, 1997, and canonized on May 21, 2000, by Pope John Paul II. Her feast is kept on July 30.
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