María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa will be proclaimed in the Papal Chapel of the Vatican. Her story was rescued thanks to the work of Nunzia Locatelli and Cintia Suárez, which was also captured in a book.
She was born in 1730 in the city of Santiago del Estero into a wealthy family of encomenderos. At the age of 15 she decided to become a consecrated laywoman with the Society of Jesus and dedicate herself to helping the poorest.