Candida Maria of Jesus
Cándida María de Jesús (31 May 1845 – 9 August 1912), born in Andoain, as Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola, was a Spanish nun and the founder of the Daughters of Jesus. The order – founded in 1871 – was under Jesuit direction from her spiritual director and was involved with the education of children in Salamanca though expanded during her lifetime.
Barriola was canonized as a saint on 17 October 2010.
Patron saint of Daughters of Jesus (Spain); Daughters of Jesus (also known as Hijas De Jesus); Teacher; Educators
In the Martyrology
- August 9 Saint Cándida María de Jesús Cipitria y Barriola, virgin, founder of the Daughters of Jesus