Venerable Celia Méndez Delgado

Celia Méndez y Delgado, in religion Maria Teresa of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, born in Fuentes de Andalucía, Spain, on February 11, 1844, and died in Seville on June 2, 1908, was a Spanish religious sister and co-founder of the teaching congregation of the Handmaids of the Divine Heart, dedicated to the Sacred Heart, the Immaculate Conception, charity, and the education of girls. Renowned for her holiness, she was declared venerable by Pope Francis on October 27, 2020.