Inés de Benigánim

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Inés de Benigánim

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BornJosefa Teresa Albiñana Gomar
(1625-02-09)9 February 1625
Benigánim, Valencia, Spain
Died21 January 1696(1696-01-21) (aged 70)
Benigánim, Valencia, Habsburg Spain
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified26 February 1888, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII
Feast21 January
23 January (Augustinian Order)

Inés de Benigánim, religious name Josefa María of Saint Agnes, (9 February 1625 – 21 January 1696) - born as Josefa Teresa Albiñana Gomar - was a Spanish nun of the Discalced Augustinians. She became known for her profound spiritual and theological insight as well as for her severe austerities she practiced during her life. Her beatification was celebrated in 1888 in Saint Peter's Basilica.

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