Blessed Crescencia Valls Espí
Feast Day
26 September; 22 September as one of the Martyrs of Valencia
Born
6 June 1863 in Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain
Died
Shot on the night of 26 September 1936 in a stone quarry outside Canals, Valencia, Spain; buried in a common gave at the Canals Cemetery; after the Spanish Civil War, Cescenscia’s body was exhumed and re-buried in Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain; relics later enshrined in the Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Onteniente church in Ontinyent
Beatified
11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
18 December 2000 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Crescencia Valls Espí, also known as Crescensia Valls, was a devout lay woman hailing from the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. She was born on June 6, 1863, in the town of Ontinyent, Valencia, to Joaquin Valls and Francisca Espí. At just one day old, Crescencia received the sacrament of baptism, marking the beginning of her lifelong faith journey.
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