Saint Mariana de Jesús de Paredes

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Saint Mariana de Jesús de Paredes
Feast Day	May 26
Liturgical Class
Patronage	Ecuador; Quito; the sick; those rejected by religious orders
Birthplace	Quito, Audiencia of Quito, Spanish Empire
Death Place	Quito, Audiencia of Quito, Spanish Empire
Cause of Death	natural causes (illness)
Primary Shrine	Church of La Compañía de Jesús (adjacent to her tomb), Quito, Ecuador

Saint Mariana de Jesús de Paredes (31 October 1618 – 26 May 1645), known as the Lily of Quito, was an Ecuadorian virgin, mystic, and Franciscan tertiary, the first canonized saint of Ecuador. Born in Quito to noble Spanish parents Captain Don Jerónimo de Paredes y Flores and Doña Mariana Jaramillo de Granobles, she was orphaned at age seven and raised by her elder sister Jerónima and brother-in-law Cosme de Caso. From childhood she practiced extreme penance, wearing a hairshirt, fasting, and dedicating her life to prayer and care of the poor and sick. Refusing marriage and religious life in a convent (due to ill health), she became a solitary in her family home, living under the Jesuit spiritual direction of Father Juan Camacho and taking vows as a Third Order Franciscan.

During epidemics and earthquakes in 1645, Mariana offered herself as a victim soul for Quito; she died on 26 May 1645 at age 26 after intense mystical suffering. Beatified on 20 November 1945 and canonized on 9 July 1950 by Pope Pius XII—the first saint of Ecuador—after authenticated miracles, her feast is 26 May. Patroness of Ecuador, Quito, the sick, and those rejected by religious orders, she is called the “Lily of Quito” for her purity.

Biography

Birth

Mariana de Jesús de Paredes y Flores was born on 31 October 1618 in Quito, the eighth child of noble Spanish parents.

Early Life

Orphaned young, raised by her sister; practiced severe penances from childhood.

Occupation

Solitary and tertiary in her family home.

Vocation

Mystical vocation as victim soul; offered her life for Quito’s salvation in 1645.

Death

Died on 26 May 1645 after mystical illness, aged 26.

Saint Mariana de Jesús de Paredes met her end peacefully in youth.

Significant events

• Took private vows as Franciscan tertiary.
• Offered life for Quito during 1645 epidemics.
• Died 26 May 1645.

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Legend

• Birth location: Quito, Audiencia of Quito, Spanish Empire
• Death location: Quito, Audiencia of Quito, Spanish Empire
• Notable location: Family home turned Franciscan convent; tomb (Convent of the Immaculate Conception, Calle García Moreno, Quito, Ecuador)
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Canonization

Servant of God

Cause opened 18th century.

Venerable

Declared Venerable 1776.

Beatification

Beatified 20 November 1945 by Pope Pius XII.

Canonization

Canonized 9 July 1950 by Pope Pius XII.

Miracles

Two authenticated miracles for canonization:

• Healing of a child from terminal illness.
• Multiplication of food during famine.

Patronage

Saint Mariana de Jesús de Paredes is patroness of Ecuador, Quito, the sick, and those rejected by religious orders.

Feast day

May 26

Veneration

Saint Mariana de Jesús de Paredes is venerated on 26 May in Ecuador with national holiday. Tomb in Church of La Compañía, Quito.

External links

• Holy See: Canonization
• Catholic Online: St. Mariana de Jesus de Paredes