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2011, August 24.  Mother Francisca del Espiritu Santo de Fuentes, 300th Death Anniversary

Litho Offset.  Amstar Company, Inc.  Perf. 14

Singles, Sheets of 40  (10 x 4)

 

   7p   Mother Francisca and her various works  -  Singles  (62,000)

 

Designer: Mother Francisca Commission

Design Coordinators:  Dr. Ngo Tiong Tak, Victorino Serevo, Sister Rhea Castillo, OP

 

First Day Cover:  Manila

   


 

MOTHER FRANCISCA DEL ESPIRITU SANTO DE FUENTES - 300TH DEATH  ANNIVERSARY

Foundress of Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de Siena

Servant of God Francisca del Espíritu Santo de Fuentes (1647 – August 24, 1711) is a Spanish Roman Catholic religious figure. She is the first Prioress of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena in the Philippines. On March 11, 2003, She was elevated to be a Servant of God.

Francisca de Fuentes was born to Don Simon de Fuentes, a Spaniard and Dońa Ana Maria del Castillo y Tamayo, a Spanish mestiza from Manila in 1647. Francisca grew up to be a fine lady, and she was given in marriage to a gentleman who died shortly, leaving her a childless young widow.

Francisca then dedicated her time to prayer and social service helping many poor and sick in the city. In a vision in which she saw St. Francis and S. Dominic, she prostrated herself before St. Dominic. Because of this, she chose to be a Dominican, being admitted as a tertiary in 1682. She chose the name “ Francisca del Espíritu Santo”. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisca_del_Esp%C3%ADritu_Santo_Fuentes

 

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