Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
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Died when: 76 years 205 days (918 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, C.I.I.C. (December 16, 1865 – July 9, 1942), was an immigrant from Austria-Hungary to Brazil, who became the foundress of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, religious sisters who serve the poor.
She became the first female Brazilian to be proclaimed a saint by the Catholic Church, when she was canonized on 19 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II.
Pauline suffered from diabetes for much of her life and is considered an "unofficial" patron saint of diabetics.
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