Blessed María Luisa Bonilla Benavides
Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 27
Died
August 27, 1936
Beatified
16 October 2021 by Pope Francis
Venerated
23 November 2020 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed María Luisa Bonilla Benavides, also known as María Bonilla, was a lay woman in the diocese of Córdoba, Spain, who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. She was born in 1902 and hailed from the town of Posadas in Córdoba.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2021-10-16 by 16 October 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Córdoba, Spain, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
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