Mariana de Jesús de Paredes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mariana de Jesús de Paredes

Mariana de Jesus

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1618

Place of Birth: Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador

Date of Death: 26-May-1645

Profession: nun

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Saint Mariana of Jesus de Paredes, O.F.S.
(Spanish: Mariana or María Ana de Jesús de Paredes y Flores; October 31, 1618 – May 26, 1645), is a Roman Catholic saint and is the first person to be canonized from Ecuador.
She was a hermit who is said to have sacrificed herself for the salvation of Quito.
She was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1853 and canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1950.
She is the patron saint of Ecuador and venerated at the La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús in Quito.
Her feast day is May 26.