Joaquim Masmitjà i de Puig (December 29, 1808 – August 26, 1886), sometimes given with the Castilianized spelling Joaquin Masmitja, was the founder of the Daughters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1848. This was a Catholic religious teaching institute for women, later renamed Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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29 December 1808 (age 216) Olot, Spain
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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