Joaquina Maria Mercedes Barcelo Pages (Consuelo) was born on July 24, 1857 in Sarrià, Barcelona, Spain. She cofounded the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation

Independent Augustinian Communities

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 along with her sister, also a Spanish nun, Madre Rita Barcelo. She died on August 4, 1940 in Manila, Philippines.

Veneration

Pages is currently in consideration for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church with protocol number 2472 assigned by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Congregation for the Causes of Saints

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. On June 18, 2002, she was declared Servant of God

Servant of God

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External links

• Mother Consuelo Barcelo Y Pages, OSA at Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation
• Hagiography Circle