Blessed Maria Angeles of Saint Joseph

Also known as

• Marciana Valtierra Tordesillas

Memorial

• 24 July

Profile

Discalced Carmelite nun at the monastery of Guadalajara, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War with Blessed Maria Pilar of Saint Francis Borgia and Blessed Teresa of the Child Jesus Saint John of the Cross.

Born

• 6 March 1905 at Getafe, Madrid, Spain

Died

shot and stabbed on the street by Communists on 24 July 1936 in Guadalajara, Spain

Venerated

• 22 March 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 29 March 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Maria, contact
     Rev. Ildefonso Moriones Zubillaga, OCD
     Carmelitas Descalzas
     C/ Ingeniero Mariño, 8
     19001 Guadalajara, SPAIN

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Maria Angeles of Saint Joseph”. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 March 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-maria-angeles-of-saint-joseph/>