Maria Crescentia Höss
A German Franciscan religious, Maria Crescentia Höss overcame poverty and bullying to become the superior of her convent, a spiritual reformer, and a …
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First name and chronology
2 saints and blesseds bear the name Crescentia, between 1684 and 1932; the most famous is Maria Crescentia Höss, celebrated on April 5th.
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A German Franciscan religious, Maria Crescentia Höss overcame poverty and bullying to become the superior of her convent, a spiritual reformer, and a …
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