Blessed Maria Pilar Of Saint Francis Borgia
Also known as: Jacoba Martínez García
Feast Day
24-Jul
Born
20 December 1877 in Tarazona, Zaragoza, Spain as Jacoba Martínez García
Died
Shot and stabbed on the street by Communists on 24 July 1936 in Guadalajara, Spain
Beatified
29 March 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
22 March 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Maria Pilar of Saint Francis Borgia, also known as Jacoba Martínez García, was born on 20 December 1877 in Tarazona, Zaragoza, Spain. She was the youngest of eleven children born to Gabino Martinez and Luisa Garcia. Unfortunately, eight of her siblings died in childhood, leaving her with a priest brother and a Carmelite nun sister as her surviving siblings.
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