Maria Vicenta Rosal
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María Vicenta Rosal Vásquez, Beth. (in religion, María de la Encarnación del Corazón de Jesús; 26 October 1815 - 24 August 1886) was a Guatemalan Catholic member of the Bethlemite Sisters.[1] Rosal was an advocate of women's education and protection, which proved to be significant in view of the machismo culture that was pervasive in the region at the time.[2][3]
Her beatification was celebrated in Rome in mid-1997; she is the first female Guatemalan to be beatified.
Life
María Vicenta Rosal Vásquez was born on 26 October 1820 in
Youth saw her attending galas and she did demonstrate vain tendencies on occasion which would cause her to receive reprimands from her elder sister Ana de la Soledad. Rosal was reminded that she had to fulfil her baptismal promises and Rosal accepted this and clarified she would change upon turning 20.[1] Rosal soon befriended the Honduran girl Manuela Arbizú and the two spoke of the religious life as well as the Bethlemite Sisters whom her new friend had mentioned. The mentioning of this religious order piqued her interest and she soon dove into learning about them; she consulted with her parents and her confessor and soon decided to go to the convent to become a member of that order.[3]
On 11 December 1837 she departed her home for the
Rosal's progress at reform in Quetzeltenango was interrupted when
Rosal died on 24 August 1886 at 5:00am in Ecuador due to an accident horseback riding as she travelled between religious institutions. The nun decided to go on a trip with other nuns for their work and the accident then occurred not long after resulting in her death from her sustained injuries. Her remains are interred in Pasto and are incorrupt.[3]
Beatification
The beatification process commenced in Pasto in an informative process that spanned from 14 March 1951 until its closure in 1952; there were fourteen witnesses all up that were interviewed with eight of those people having known her. Eight members of the faithful were interviewed as were five Bethlemite nuns and one diocesan priest. Her writings received full approval from theologians on 18 April 1955 after it was confirmed her spiritual writings were all in line with official doctrine. The formal introduction to the cause on 5 April 1976 under
The miracle for beatification was investigated and then received C.C.S. validation on 10 June 1994 before a board of medical experts approved it on 11 January 1996. The theologians also approved this on 16 April 1996 as did the C.C.S. on 2 July 1996 before John Paul II issued his final approval to this miracle on 17 December 1996 - the miracle in question was a 1975 healing from Colombia. John Paul II beatified Rosal on 4 May 1997 in
References
- ^ a b c d e "Blessed Mother Maria Encarnacion Rosal". Bethlemite Sisters. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Biographies of New Blesseds - 1997". EWTN. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Blessed Maria Encarnacion Rosal". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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