Maria Josefa Karolina Brader
Maria Josefa Karolina Brader (15 August 1860 – 27 February 1943), also known by her religious name Maria Caridad of the Holy Spirit, was a Swiss religious sister who founded the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate. Brader served as a member of the missions in Ecuador for a brief period of time before being transferred to Colombia where she served as a catechist and evangelizer for the remainder of her life.
Brader's canonization cause commenced on 24 October 1985 (she was titled as a Servant of God) and she was later declared Venerable on 28 June 1999 before Pope John Paul II beatified Brader on 23 March 2003 in Saint Peter's Square.
In the Martyrology
- February 27 Blessed María Caridad del Espíritu Santo Brader Zahner, founder of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate