RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado

1643 - 1731

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Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (Spanish: Sor María de Jesús), was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican lay sister, mystic and visionary. She was widely known as La Siervita ("the little servant") in the Canary Islands. She lived a life that was austere and simple. Many miracles were attributed to her. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado is the 949th most popular religious figure (up from 1,000th in 2019), the 356th most popular biography from Spain (up from 450th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado is most famous for being the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis, a religious order of nuns that she founded in 1872.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado ranks 949 out of 3,187. Before her are Raymond Leo Burke, Pietro Gasparri, Charles Maung Bo, Michael Czerny, Jude, brother of Jesus, and Eugen Sandow. After her are Rashid Rida, Jane Frances de Chantal, Anthony de Mello, Arnold of Brescia, Romano Guardini, and Jean Mabillon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1643, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado ranks 6. Before her are Isaac Newton, Ahmed II, Afonso VI of Portugal, Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, and Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine. After her are René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Alessandro Stradella, Johann Adam Reincken, Ilona Zrínyi, Jean Chardin, and Henri Jules, Prince of Condé. Among people deceased in 1731, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado ranks 6. Before her are Daniel Defoe, Bartolomeo Cristofori, Brook Taylor, Yevdokiya Lopukhina, and Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco. After her are Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Antonio I, Prince of Monaco, Frederik Ruysch, Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Johann Ludwig Bach, and Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado ranks 356 out of 3,355. Before her are Ali ibn Yusuf (1083), Alfonso V of León (994), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Al-Qurtubi (1214), Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402), and Francisco Ferrer (1859). After her are Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Antonio Soler (1729), Miguel López de Legazpi (1502), Charles, Prince of Viana (1421), Jorge Semprún (1923), and José Sanjurjo (1872).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado ranks 29. Before her are Isidore the Laborer (1080), John of Ávila (1500), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Eulalia of Barcelona (290), Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1927), and Al-Qurtubi (1214). After her are Antipope Clement VIII (1370), Carlos Osoro Sierra (1945), Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946), Priscillian (340), Antonio Cañizares Llovera (1945), and Peter of Alcantara (1499).

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