![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She and her daughter would both become nuns. Before that could be arranged, though, Maria’s mother had a vision in which God instructed her to convert their mansion into a convent. When she was 12, her parents finally blessed her wish to join the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Tarazona. When she was ten, she already wanted to join a convent. Barely beyond her toddler years, Maria showed an unusual devotion to a life of prayer and piety. She was a lovely child born to Catholic parents of noble rank. Our story begins in 1602 when Maria was born in the pueblito de Ágreda. She never in her life traveled beyond her tiny village in Spain, yet she stirred religious fervor from the Concho River to the headwaters of the Rio Grande. One of the most important figures in Texas’ religious history never set foot in Texas at all. ![]()
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