MOTHER MARY ALPHONSA

Mother Mary Alphonsa (Rose Hawthorne Lathrop), daughter of American literary icon Nathaniel Hawthorne and foundress of the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, N.Y., is depicted in a painting by artist Antonella Cappuccio. Pope Francis advanced her sainthood cause March 14, 2024, declaring her venerable. (OSV News photo/courtesy Hawthorne Dominicans)