Epifania Gil
Venezuelan weaver
About Epifania Gil
Lived 1914 – 2000.
María Epifania del Carmen Gil Dávila (April 7, 1914 – May 18, 2000), better known as Epifania Gil, was a Venezuelan weaver and the partner of architect and polymath Juan Félix Sánchez.
Biography
She learned the art of spinning raw wool from her mother, Isaína Dávila, and later taught this craft to Juan Félix. After the death of Juan Félix's mother, they moved to the Valle del Tisure in 1943, where they built a . where together they built another stone chapel. Epifania died in 2000 and is now buried alongside Sánchez in the stone Chapel of San Rafael de Mucuchíes.
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Who was Epifania Gil?
Venezuelan weaver
When was Epifania Gil born?
Epifania Gil was born in 1914.
When did Epifania Gil die?
Epifania Gil died in 2000.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Epifania Gil. https://biography.guide/epifania-gil/
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