ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 4th of October MARIA, ABBESS OF CURICO Maria was of the Cistercian Order and first abbess of Curico in Spain. Born into royal blood, she inspired many distinguished women to monastic life, and died in A.D. 1177, radiant with her virtues. Henriquez * calls her "blessed," Lechner * "godly," Chalemot * "venerable." (II. 323). (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations