Georgina Febres-Cordero
June 28 · 1861–1925
Georgina Febres-Cordero (1861, Mérida — 1925, Mérida) — Saint, nun. Feast day: 28 June.
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Georgina Febres-Cordero was a Venezuelan religious sister born in Mérida in 1861. Following the death of her mother, she took over the management of the Clarisas Sisters, a group that was eventually dissolved by a decree in 1874. Later in her life, she established the Dominican Sisters in July 1900 and served as the director of the Hospicio San Juan de Dios. She died in her birthplace of Mérida on June 28, 1925.