Blessed Maria Pilar Of Saint Francis Borgia
Also known as: Jacoba Martínez García
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 24
Born
December 20, 1877
Died
July 1, 24
Beatified
29 March 1987 by Pope John Paul II
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.