Saints celebrated on the 26th of May
VENERABLE MARIA-ANNA DE JESU DE PAREDES, VIRGIN
Maria-Anna de Jesu de Paredes et Flores, a virgin, was a pious girl from Quito in Peru who enlightened America with her virtues. She died saintly in 1645 and was declared "venerable" by Rome. (Mg.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 186)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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