Filipino Nun From Iloilo Up For Sainthood
FILIPINO NUN – Pope Francis declared the Filipino nun from Iloilo as a “Servant of God.”
A Filipino teenager named Darwin Ramos could become the third Filipino saint next to San Lorenzo Ruiz and San Pedro Calungsod.
The Vatican declared the teenager as the “Servant of God” which is part of the process to become a Catholic saint.
Darwin Ramos suffered a diseased called the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Despite his illness, he persevered and encouraged street children to become followers of Jesus Christ.
Unfortunately, he died in September 2012 because of his illness. Now, the Bishops in the Philippines said they are collecting testimonies and stories about the Christian life of Darwin.
“The Vatican has given us the signal to go deeper in his life how he lived his faith and how he gave witness to Jesus to whom he was very close,” Bishop Ontiongco said.
Based on a report from Philstar, another Filipino is also up for sainthood. Her name is Maria Beatrice Rosario Arroyo also known as venerable Maria Rosario of the Visitation, a nun from Iloilo.
The Vatican declared the Filipina nun along with seven others as a “Servant of God” on June 11.
According to the report, Pope Francis recognized the Filipina nun’s heroic virtues. She is the founder of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of the Holy Rosary.
Arroyo was born in Molo, Iloilo on February 17, 1884, and died on June 14, 1957. She is also reportedly Mike Arroyo’s great-great-grandmother.
Based on the report, the Filipina nun is now the 5th Pinoy in line to become the third Filipino Catholic saint.
Here are the Filipinos who are in the path of sainthood:
- Bishop Alfredo Maria Obviar
- Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo
- Archbishop Teofilo Camomot
- Darwin Ramos
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