01/02/2026
Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espíritu Santo was born on February 1, 1663 in Binondo, Manila
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, also known as Mother Ignacia, was a pioneering Filipino religious sister who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary or Religiosas de la Beata Virgen Maria (RVM), the first native Filipino female congregation with approved pontifical status.
