Pictures of dying young nun go viral on social media

Friday, July 1st, 2016

Pictures of a dying Argentinian nun, smiling and serene though battling with cancer, have gone viral on social media.

Thousands have shared the images and heartfelt prayers.

Carmelite Sr Cecilia Maria died on June 23, aged 42.

From her bed she never stopped praying and offering up her sufferings with the certainty that her encounter with God was near.

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