Blessed Gaudencia Benavides Herrero

Memorial

• 11 February

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Nun in the Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain. Member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 12 February 1878 in Valdemorillo, León, Spain

Died

• 11 February 1937 in Vistillas, Madrid, Spain

Venerated

20 December 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 27 October 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to this Cause, contact
     Rev. Giuseppe Guerra, CM
     Hijas de la Caridad – Provincia de Madrid (San Vicente)
     C/ José Abascal, 30
     28003 Madrid, SPAIN

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Gaudencia Benavides Herrero“. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 December 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <>