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Pope Francis next month will preside over the canonization Mass of the woman set to become Argentina’s first female saint, the Vatican said this week.

The pope will preside over the Mass for Blessed María Antonia of St. Joseph on Feb. 11 in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Blessed María Antonia of St. Joseph was proclaimed “Venerable” by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 and was later beatified by Pope Francis in 2016.

Sister María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, whose religious name was María Antonia of St. Joseph. / Credit: Public domain Rome Newsroom, Jan 10, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis next month will preside over the canonization Mass of the woman set...

As the new year begins, Pope Francis will be the oldest reigning pope since the early 1900s and the third oldest in history.

Pope Francis has approved the publication of a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa (1730-1799), an Argentine religious sister known as “Mama Antula.

Blessed María Antonia of Saint Joseph, known as “Mama Antula,” was the founder of the House for Spiritual Exercises in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

She was proclaimed Venerable in 2010 and beatified in 2016.