Blessed Margarita De Maturana
Also known as: Margarita María; Margarita María López de Maturana y Ortiz de Zárate; Margarita Maturana; Mother Margarita de Maturana; Mother Maturana; Pilar López de Maturana Ortiz de Zárate
Feast Day
23-Jul
Born
25 July 1884 on the 3rd floor of 52 Tenderia Street, Bilboa, Vizcaya, Spain as Pilar López de Maturana y Ortiz de Zárate
Died
12:15 am on 23 July 1934 at Donostia-San Sebastian, Berriz, Vizcaya, Spain of stomach cancer
Beatified
22 October 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated at Santiago Cathedral, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain by Jose Cardinal Saraiva
Venerated
16 March 1987 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Margarita De Maturana, also known as Margarita María, Margarita María López de Maturana y Ortiz de Zárate, Margarita Maturana, Mother Margarita de Maturana, Mother Maturana, and Pilar López de Maturana Ortiz de Zárate, was born on July 25, 1884, on the 3rd floor of 52 Tenderia Street, Bilboa, Vizcaya, Spain. She was one of five children born to Juana Ortiz de Zarate and Vicente Lopez de Maturana, and she had a twin sister named Leonor. From a young age, both Margarita and Leonor were known for their piety.
Cause for Canonization
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