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Narcisa de Jess Martillo y Morn is a Roman Catholic saint from Nobol, Ecuador. She was a laywoman known for her charitable giving and strict devotion, becoming a lay hermit. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 25, 1992 and canonized on October 12, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. Today her body lies in repose at the Santuario de Santa Narcisa de Jess Martillo y Morn in Nobol, Ecuador. Her feast day is August 30.

Narcisa de Jess Martillo was born on October 29, 1832 in the small village of St. Joseph in Nobol, Daule, Ecuador. She was the sixth of nine children born to Peter Martillo and Josephine Morn, who were wealthy landowners. Her mother died in 1838 when she was the age of six and as result took up much of the domestic chores. She had a clear perception of her call to sanctity from an early age and was confirmed on September 16, 1839 at the age of seven. She frequented a small wood near her home for prayer and contemplation in solitude. The guayabo tree near which she prayed, is today the destination for large pilgrimages. She chose Saint Mariana de Jesus as her patron with whom she identified and strived to imitate.

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