Anna Maria Antigó

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Anna Maria Antigó
Anna Maria Antigó
Born
Anna Maria Antigó i Pujol

19 January 1602 (1602-01-19)
Parish of St. James, in Perpignan, Roussillon, Principality of Catalonia, Monarchy of Spain
Died28 September 1676 (1676-09-29) (aged 74)
OccupationCatalan nun. Antigo
Known forWork for peace

Anna Maria Antigó i Pujol (19 January 1602 – 28 September 1676)

venerable
, Antigo has a significant popular devotional following.

Biography

Antigo was born in 1602, in the parish of St. James, in Perpignan, Roussillon, Principality of Catalonia, Monarchy of Spain. She was the daughter of the grocer Antigó Miquel Pujol and Marcellina. She entered the convent of Santa Clara of Poor Clares in 1621, where he was noted for her virtue and fervor towards penance. On 30 March 1645, she was elected as the abbess.

On 10 November 1652, Governor

rules of order
, and she maintained a strict convent life until her death.

Antigo died on September 28, 1676, widely admired and revered, as evidenced by her grave, which became a place of pilgrimage locally. At least within the community, there was a willingness to pray to a woman who was already credited some miraculous actions.[4] A cause for her beatification was opened on 27 July 1921, and she was formally declared a Servant of God.[5]

References

  1. ^ "La servante de Dieu, Mère Anne-Marie Antigo". La Croix (in French). 14 July 1909. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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  3. ^ "Benvinguda" (in Catalan). Diccionari biogràfic de dones Consultes. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. ^ Conseil Genéral des Pirenées Orientales (2009). Deux ou trois choses que je sais d'elles. Portraits de femmes en Roussillon. Perpignan: Archives départementales (in French)
  5. ^ Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 20.