First name and chronology

Crescentia

2 saints and blesseds bear the name Crescentia, between 1684 and 1932; the most famous is Maria Crescentia Höss, celebrated on April 5th.

Chronology of the name Crescentia

Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.

  1. 1684-1744 Maria Crescentia Höss A German Franciscan religious, Maria Crescentia Höss overcame poverty and bullying to become the superior of her convent…
  2. 1872-1932 María Angélica Pérez Argentine religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden, nicknamed 'Sister Sweetness' for her…

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