Blessed Isabel Sánchez Romero
Also known as: Sister Asunción of Saint Joseph; Sister Ascensión de San José; Isabella…
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
17-Feb
Born
9 May 1861 in Huéscar, Granada, Spain
Died
Skull smashed with a rock on 17 February 1937 at the cemetery in Huéscar, Granada, Spain
Venerated
11 December 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Isabel Sánchez Romero, also known as Sister Asunción of Saint Joseph or Sister Ascensión de San José, was born on May 9, 1861, in Huéscar, Granada, Spain. At the age of 17, she made the decision to join the Dominicans and took the name Sister Ascensión de San José.
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