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Saint Genoveva Torres Morales (3 January 1870 – 5 January 1956) was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun who established her own congregation known as the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Holy Angels. She wanted her new congregation to focus on the care of all women. During her life and after her death, she was referred to as an "Angel of Solitude". Pope John Paul II beatified her in 1995 and canonized her on in 2003 in Spain. ==Life== Genoveva Torres Morales was born in Almenara in 1870 as the last of six children to poor parents whom she lost in her childhood before she was eight. Four of her six brothers also died at this point. She remained in the care of her eldest brother José who was 18. Despite this hard life she remained steadfast in her faith which never wavered. Of course this also impacted on her completion of her education due to the circumstances. Despite the fact that he treated her with much respect José was taciturn and demanding of her. Deprived of affection and companionship Morales grew quite accustomed to solitude. At the age of ten she took a keen interest in spiritual publications and came to understand that God had willed her to follow Him into His service. She also realized that true happiness is His will and decided to dedicate her whole life to that fact. In 1882 a tumor in her knee appeared and this led to the amputation of her leg. Due to the crude method of amputation she was forced to walk with crutches following this. In 1884 she grew ill and in 1885 was able to admit herself into a hospice to recover which the Carmelites oversaw. She remained there for almost a decade while she deepened her spiritual life and cultivated her blossoming vocation. She also met Father Carlos Ferrís who would help her deepen her spiritual life. Despite the fact that she wished to join the congregation she left the hospice in 1895 and retired back to her hometown with the idea of establishing a congregation with a special emphasis for the women. To that end she consulted with spiritual directors as well as the Jesuits - in particular Father Martín Sánchez - and began to plan how she would go about this mission of hers. Her first aim was to establish special houses for women that were in need of assistance and the first house was opened in 1911 in Valencia. Others in places such as Barcelona and Santander soon opened. The General House was then established along with a novitiate and led to the formation of her own congregation.〔 Her ailments worsened in the 1950s which added to her deafness. She resigned her post as Mother General in 1954. Her congregation received the papal approval of Pope Pius XII in 1953.〔 Morales died at the beginning of 1956 in Zaragoza. She was granted the nickname of "Angel of Solitude" due to her peaceful and humorous disposition with a deep faith in Jesus Christ.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genoveva Torres Morales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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