Blessed Apolonia Lizárraga Ochoa De Zabalegui
Also known as: Sister Apolonia of the Blessed Sacrament
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
8-Sep
Born
18 April 1867 in Lezáun, Pamplona, Spain
Died
8 September 1936 in Barcelona, Spain; her body was dismembered and thrown to pigs; recovered relics interred in the crypt of the parish of Santa Inés
Beatified
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Apolonia Lizárraga Ochoa De Zabalegui, also known as Sister Apolonia of the Blessed Sacrament, was born on 18 April 1867 in Lezáun, Pamplona, Spain. She came from a devout family and was one of eleven children.
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