Mama Antula, the first Argentine saint: the rebel who faced the viceroy and the Church. A consecrated laywoman, she followed the legacy of the Jesuits when they were banned.
And she organized the famous spiritual exercises. She came to be called a witch, a fanatic and crazy and she was even greeted with stones when she entered the capital of the Río de La Plata. After taking refuge in the Church of La Piedad, in the Monserrat neighborhood - where her remains rest - it took her months until the bishop authorized the exercises.