Tomasa Ortiz Real
Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II | |
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Canonized | 21 September 2004 |
Feast | 26 February |
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Tomasa Ortiz Real (12 November 1842 – 26 February 1916) was a
Real's religious vocation blossomed during her late childhood following the reception of her First Communion though a range of impediments prevented her from embracing the religious life.[2] She soon realized her dream and became a professed nun while devoting her time to the care of the ill and orphaned children while using her order's resources to expand her work.[3]
The beatification for Real was presided in
Life
Tomasa Ortiz Real was born on 12 November 1842 in Spain as the fifth of eight children to José and Tomasa Ortiz (d. 1866); her sisters were Antonia and Mariana.[2][3] Her baptism was celebrated on the following 13 November.[4] She was known in her childhood for a range of talents including her musical and acting talents.[1] Real made her First Communion in 1852 which caused in her a sensation that blossomed into a clear call to the religious life which remained well into her adolescence.
Her mother's death in 1866 forced Real's father to relocate with his children to
She completed her education at the Loreto College and asked to enter the
Real relocated to
On 8 September 1890 she founded an order as a means of aiding the old and the orphaned as well as catering to the needs of the sick.
Real died in 1916 and died with the Crucifix on her lips.[4] The congregation received diocesan approval on 19 December 1895 while receiving the papal decree of praise of Pope Pius XI on 25 January 1935; Pope Pius XII granted full approval of the order on 12 June 1953. The order now operates in Argentina and Bolivia.[2]
Beatification
The beatification process commenced in
The C.C.S. validated the cognitional process on 3 February 1984 and the postulation submitted the Positio to the C.C.S. in 1992. Historians first met to discuss whether historical obstacles existed to prevent the cause from proceeding and went on to approve it; this enabled the cause to proceed to the next stage. Theologians assented to the contents of the Positio on 28 January 2000 while the C.C.S. did so as well on 2 May 2000.
On 1 July 2000 she was proclaimed to be
The miracle needed for her to be beatified was investigated in Spain and was validated on 6 December 1996. A medical board on 8 May 2002 approved the healing to be a credible miracle while theologians supported this verdict on 13 December 2002. The C.C.S. provided assent to the healing on 18 February 2003 while Pope John Paul II provided his final assent on 12 April 2003 to the miracle.
John Paul II beatified her in
References
- ^ a b c d e "Piedad de la Cruz Ortiz Real (1842-1916)". Holy See. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Blessed Piedad de la Cruz Ortiz Real". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Blessed Piedad de la Cruz Ortiz Real". Saints SQPN. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Blessed Piedad della Croce Ortiz Real, February 26". The Black Cordelias. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2016.