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Martyred Carmelite Sisters of Charity
Martyred Carmelite Sisters of Charity

Martyred Carmelite Sisters of Charity

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Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

19-Aug

Died

19 August 1936 in El Saler, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

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Biography

The Martyred Carmelite Sisters of Charity were a group of nine Catholic women who all belonged to the Carmelite Sisters of Charity and were martyred together during the Spanish Civil War. Their names were Blessed Agueda Hernández Amorós, Blessed Elvira Torrentallé Paraire, Blessed Francisca de Amézua Ibaibarriaga, Blessed Maria Calaf Miracle, Blessed María de Las Nieves Crespo López, Blessed María Desamparados Giner Sixta, Blessed María Dolores Vidal Cervera, Blessed Rosa Pedret Rull, and Blessed Teresa Chambó Palet.

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