Jerónima de la Asunción, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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foundress of the first Catholic monastery in Manila — Monastery of Santa Clara
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Place of Birth: Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
About Jerónima de la Asunción
- Venerable Mother Jerónima de la Asunción, O.S.C.
- (Spanish: Gerónima de la Asunción García Yánez y De La Fuente; May 9, 1555 – October 22, 1630) was a Catholic nun who founded the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara (Royal Monastery of Saint Clare) in Intramuros, Philippines. For her efforts in establishing the first Catholic monastery in Manila and the Far East, the Vatican issued an apostolic decree for her beatification in 1734.
- This monastery was immortalized in the novel Noli Me Tángere, penned by the national hero, José Rizal.
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| Date of birth/death | 6 June 1599 | 6 August 1660 | |
| Location of birth/death | Seville | Madrid | |
| Work location | Venice (1629); Seville (1611–1622); Madrid (1622–1660); Rome (1629–1630); Naples (1630–1631); Rome (1636–1637); Italy (1649–1651) | ||
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