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Blessed María Caridad Álvarez Martín
Blessed María Caridad Álvarez Martín

Blessed María Caridad Álvarez Martín

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

23-Oct

Born

9 May 1933 in Santa Cruz de Salceda, Burgos, Spain

Died

Shot in the head and neck on Sunday 23 October 1994 in Bab-el-Oued, Algiers, Algeria

Beatified

8 December 2018 by Pope Francis

Venerated

26 January 2018 by Pope France (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed María Caridad Álvarez Martín, born on 9 May 1933 in Santa Cruz de Salceda, Burgos, Spain, was the daughter of Sotera Martín and Constantino Álvarez. She felt a deep calling to serve God and others from a young age.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2018-12-08 by 8 December 2018 by Pope Francis
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