St. Alphonsa

"My only desire is to love my Lord to perfection"

Saint Alphonsa, Franciscan Clarist Congreation (FCC)  born in 19 August 1910 died on 28 July 1946 (aged 35). She was the first woman of Indian origin to be Canonised as a saint by the Catholic Church  and the first Canonised Saint of the Syro-Malabar Church based in Kerala. Her feast day is observed on 28 July.