Blessed Johanna of Cáceres

Memorial

• 8 December

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Benedictine Cistercian nun the convent of Saint Benedict at Cáceres, western Spain when still very young; she spent almost her entire life in the convent. Abbess.

Born

• 14th century Spain

Died

• murdered in front of the convent chapal altar by marauding soldiers on 8 December 1383 in Cáceres, Spain

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Johanna of Cáceres”. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 November 2009. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-johanna-of-cáceres/>