Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando
Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando (1 May 1856 – 20 January 1906), born Adelaida Brando, was an Italian saint, nun and the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters, Expiatory Victims of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, an international teaching institute. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 27 April 2003, and canonized by Pope Francis on 17 May 2015.
Patron saint of Sisters; Expiatory Victims of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
In the Martyrology
- January 20 Saint Maria Cristina dell’Immacolata Concezione Brando, virgin and founder of the Victims Expiators of Jesus of the Sacrament