Hermana fausta labrador biography

Hermana Fausta Labrador y Zarzadias (December 19, 1858 - September 14, 1942) is a Filipino laywoman.
Labrador was born in 1858 in Tayabas, Quezon and founded Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus in 1884, which evolved into the current Sacred Heart College.
Hermana Fausta Labrador (December 19, 1858 – December 13, 1942) is a Filipino Servant of God in pending cause for sainthood and is venerated in Roman Catholic.

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Sacred Heart College, the oldest Catholic institution for men and women in Quezon Province, was founded on April 27, 1884. The school had its roots in the vision of a simple and saintly woman named Hermana Fausta Labrador who, at the age of 26, opened a Charity school to form the youth according to the ideals of the Catholic faith.

Hermana Fausta’s zeal to sow the seeds of Christian values was based on the deep love for the less privileged. This has led her to devote her lifetime to service of humanity, particularly the deprived in the community. By the power of the instruction and example, the lessons of love have been continually lived in the various projects and activities of Hermana Fausta reflecting sympathy understanding, and openness to others.

The mission of Hermana Uta, as she was fondly called, obtained its first shapes through Don Gregorio Merchan, a wealthy citizen of Lucena, who offered his house to serve as the first school building on April 27, 1884. Having been trained and molded by the Daughters of Charity at the Colegio de Santa Rosa, Hermana Uta later de

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Hermana Fausta

Filipino laywoman (1858–1942)

Hermana Fausta Labrador y Zarzadias (December 19, 1858 – September 14, 1942) is a Filipino laywoman. She founded the Escuela del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, a charity school for poor children that has evolved into what is now Sacred Heart College in Lucena City.^[1]

Early life

Hermana Fausta Labrador was born on December 19, 1858, in Tayabas, Quezon, to Policarpio Labrador and Nemesia Zarzadias. On December 22, 1858, she was baptized in St. Michael the Archangel Church, Tayabas. On December 2, 1866, her mother died at age 27. Her father, Policaripio Labrador had a second marriage to Maria Poblete, who raised her and her sister Vicenta as her own children along with the children born in this marriage: Fe, Felisa, Justino, and Marcelo (who all later took San Agustin as their family name) She started schooling in 1869 and in April 1878 she left her home in Tayabas and studied in Colegio de Santa Rosa de Manila.^[2]^[3]

Religious life

Fray Mariano Granja visited them in the new house and co

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Hermana Fausta Labrador (December 19, 1858 – December 13, 1942) is a Filipino Servant of God in pending cause for sainthood and is venerated in Roman Catholic Church. Her cause to be a servant of God is currently underway. She founded the Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, a charity school for poor children that has evolved into what is now Sacred Heart College in Lucena City.

Hermana Fausta Labrador was born on December 19, 1858 in Tayabas, Quezon, to Nemesia Zarzadias. On December 22, 1858 she was baptized in St. Archangel church, Tayabas. On December 2, 1866 her mother died at age 27. Father had a second marriage to Maria Poblete. She has half-sisters Fe and Felisa. She started schooling in 1869. In 1879 she studied in Colegio de Santa Rosa de Manila.

Fr. Granja visited them in the new house and counselled them to live in harmony. He gave Fausta "guidelines" regarding the house. Call all members of the new household, admonish them to live in the harmony. He imparted his paternal blessing with these words: "May the peace reign in this house." They all went to Chu