Blessed Rafaela Ybarra Arambarri de Vilallonga | |
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Born | Bilbao, Vizcaya, Kingdom of Spain | 16 January 1843
Died | 23 February 1900 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Kingdom of Spain | (aged 57)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 30 September 1984, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 23 February |
Patronage | Sisters of the Holy Guardian Angels |
Rafaela Ybarra Arambarri de Vilallonga (16 January 1843 – 23 February 1900) is a Spanish Roman Catholic widow and the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Guardian Angels.[1] Vilallonga was part of Bilbao's upper-class and she mothered seven children with her husband José Vilallonga.[2]
Her beatification was celebrated on 30 September 1984.