Maria de Cervelló
Maria de Cervelló (1230 – 19 September 1290) was a Catalan superior of the Third Order of Mercedarians. She is a Catholic saint; her veneration, which began immediately after her death, was approved by Pope Innocent XII in 1692.
She is invoked especially against shipwreck and is generally represented with a ship in her hand. Her feast is celebrated on 19 September. On account of her charity towards the needy she began to be called Maria de Socos (Mary of Help).
Patron saint of Navigators
In the Martyrology
- September 19 Saint María de Cervelló, Mercedarian virgin