Antonia de Oviedo Schöntal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Antonia de Oviedo Schöntal

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1822

Place of Birth: Lausanne, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1898

Profession: presbyter

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Antonia de Oviedo Schöntal

  • Antonia de Oviedo Schöntal (16 March 1822 - 28 February 1898) was a Swiss Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-founder of the Oblates of Holy Redeemer - an order that she established alongside the Benedictine Bishop José María Serra.
  • She assumed the religious name of "Antonia María of Mercy" and worked alongside poor and disadvantaged women.She was declared Venerable on 7 July 1962 after Pope John XXIII approved the fact that she lived a life of heroic virtue.
  • A miracle needed for her to be beatified all but requires papal approval after having received approval from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints back in 2005.

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