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Blessed Amparo Carbonell Muñoz
Blessed Amparo Carbonell Muñoz

Blessed Amparo Carbonell Muñoz

Also known as: Sister Maria del Rifugio

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Post-Congregation

Feast Day

1 September; 22 September as one of the Martyred Salesians of Valencia, Catalunya, and Aragón

Born

9 November 1893 in Alboraya, Valencia, Spain

Died

6 September 1936 in Barcelona, Spain

Venerated

20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Amparo Carbonell Muñoz, also known as Sister Maria del Rifugio, was born on 9 November 1893 in Alboraya, Valencia, Spain. She came from a humble peasant family and received her education at a convent of the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians sisters near her home. From a young age, Amparo felt a strong calling to religious life, but persuading her family to agree to her vocation was no easy task.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
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