Blessed Melchora Adoración Cortés Bueno

Memorial

• 12 August

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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

• 4 May 1894 in Sos del Rey Católico, Zaragoza, Spain

Died

• 12 August 1936 in Puerta de Hierro, Aravaca, 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 Melchora Adoración Cortés Bueno“. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 December 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <>