Dionisia De Santa Maria Mitas Talangpaz
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Dionisia Talangpaz is a Filipino
Roman Catholic figure. Along with her sister Cecilia Rosa De Jesus Talangpaz
, she founded the "Beaterio de San Sebastian de Calumpang" (now the Congregation of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters), in 1719. The Augustinian Recollect Sisters is the second Filipino congregation for women religious founded in the Philippines, after the Religious of the Virgin Mary
established by Venerable
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo
.
to half-Kapampangan
parents. Together with her younger sister Cecilia, they settled down near the shrine of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel
in Manila
. Their devout life attracted the attention of the shrine's caretakers, the Augustinian Recollects
, and in July 1725, the sisters received the habit of tertiaries and were gathered in a beaterium.
". After years, they headed a congregation called "Augustinian Recollect Sisters."
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
Roman Catholic figure. Along with her sister Cecilia Rosa De Jesus Talangpaz
Cecilia Rosa De Jesus Talangpaz
Cecilia Talangpaz is a Kapampangan Filipino Roman Catholic figure. Along with her sister Dionisia Talangpaz, she established the "Beaterio de San Sebastian de Calumpang" , in 1719...
, she founded the "Beaterio de San Sebastian de Calumpang" (now the Congregation of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters), in 1719. The Augustinian Recollect Sisters is the second Filipino congregation for women religious founded in the Philippines, after the Religious of the Virgin Mary
Religious of the Virgin Mary
The Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary is a ecclesiastical community of vowed religious Roman Catholic women of pontifical right and approval founded in Manila, Philippines. The community was founded in 1684 by Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, a Filipino Roman Catholic...
established by Venerable
Venerable
The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo
Mother Ignacia del Espíritu Santo is a Filipino Venerable of the Roman Catholic Church. She led a religious life in 1684 and the founder of Beaterio de la Compañía de Jesús, now known as Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary , the first Filipino congregation for religious...
.
Life
Dionisia was born on March 12, 1691, in Calumpit, BulacanBulacan
Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro...
to half-Kapampangan
Kapampangan
Kapampangan, Capampañgan or Pampangan may refer to:*Kapampangan people of the Philippines*Kapampangan language...
parents. Together with her younger sister Cecilia, they settled down near the shrine of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land during the late 12th and early to mid 13th centuries...
in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. Their devout life attracted the attention of the shrine's caretakers, the Augustinian Recollects
Augustinian Recollects
-History:The Order of Augustinian Recollects or simply the Augustinian Recollects are a Roman Catholic mendicant Catholic religious order of friars and nuns. They are a reformist offshoot from the Augustinian hermit friars and follow the same Rule of St...
, and in July 1725, the sisters received the habit of tertiaries and were gathered in a beaterium.
Beaterio de San Sebastian
They established the "Beaterio de San Sebastian de CalumpangCalumpang
Barangay Kalumpang or simply Kalumpang is one of the Barangays of Marikina City. It is bounded North by Barangay Tanong, Bounded west by Barangay Barangka, Bounded South by Santolan, Pasig City and Bounded East by Barangay San Roque.-Place of Interest:...
". After years, they headed a congregation called "Augustinian Recollect Sisters."