Lupita, Madre (1878–1963)

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Lupita, Madre (1878–1963)

Mexican nun and founder. Name variations: Guadalupe Garcia. Born María Guadalupe García Zavala, April 27, 1878, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; died June 24, 1963; dau. of Fortino Garcia and Refugio Zavala.

At 23, with Father Cipriano Iniguez, helped found the Congregación de las Siervas de Santa Margarita María y de los Pobres (Congregation of the Servants of Santa Margarita and the Poor) to care for the patients of the Santa Margarita Hospital (1901) in Guadalajara; served as general superior of the order for the remainder of her life and oversaw the formation of 11 more foundations in Mexico; was beatified by John Paul II (2004). Her religious order has 22 foundations in Mexico, Peru, Iceland, Greece and Italy.

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