Maria Candida of the Eucharist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian priest
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Place of Birth: Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy
About Maria Candida of the Eucharist
- For the Spanish saint, please see: Candida Maria of JesusBlessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist (16 January 1884 – 12 June 1949) - born Maria Barba - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious of the Discalced Carmelites.
- Barba desired to become a professed religious in her adolescence but her parents forbade this and she was forced to wait two decades for her to realize her dream; she entered the order after her parents died though alienated her brothers in the process who refused to ever see her due to their resentment towards her decision.
- Barba became a noted member of her convent in Ragusa and she served as prioress for an extensive period in which she fostered a rigid adherence to the order's rule so as to live the fullness of its charism.
- Her devotion to the Eucharist was a focal point for her spiritual thinking and her own life and she wrote to an extensive degree on the Eucharist and its importance.
- The beatification process opened on 15 October 1981 and she became titled as a Servant of God while she later became titled as Venerable on 18 December 2000 upon the confirmation of her life of heroic virtue.
- Pope John Paul II beatified Barba in Saint Peter's Square on 21 March 2004.
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