A wise woman of Vision, Courage, Faith and Humility

Born in the south of Spain in 1850
           Began the Congregation in 1877
                                  Died in Rome in 1925
                                                   Canonised in 1977

What people of various countries say about Raphaela

#  She is a woman who listens, a woman I would go to if I needed to chat  about something serious.

#  The peace and serenity of her smile is attractive and makes me feel good.

#  A woman who is open to everyone, a universal woman ready to extend  her hand of welcome to each one.  A woman without tribalism, for whom social and racial differences are unknown.

#   A realistic woman with a vision of the future, and good news for today.

Raphaela was a woman who spoke and prayed in global terms.  Her passion was universality, her interest, the  whole of humanity; her horizons broad and deep.    Today she would work in partnership to defend human rights , to humanise the world and make our earth a home for the whole human family.