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Blessed Maria Antonia Bandrés Y Elósegui
Blessed Maria Antonia Bandrés Y Elósegui

Blessed Maria Antonia Bandrés Y Elósegui

Also known as: Antonita (family nickname)

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

27-Apr

Born

6 March 1898 in Tolosa, Guipúzcoa, Spain

Died

27 April 1919 in Salamanca, Spain of natural causes while singing a Marian hymn

Beatified

12 May 1996 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy

Venerated

6 April 1995 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Maria Antonia Bandrés Y Elósegui, also known as Antonita, was born on 6 March 1898 in Tolosa, Guipúzcoa, Spain. She was the second of fifteen children born to Ramon Bandres and Teresa Elosegui. Her father worked as an attorney, providing a comfortable upbringing for the Bandres family.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1996-05-12 by 12 May 1996 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy
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