Blessed Maria Pilar of Saint Francis Borgia
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- Memorial
- 24 July
- Profile
- Discalced Carmelite nun at the monastery of Guadalajara, Spain.
Along with
Blessed Maria Angeles of Saint Joseph and
Blessed Teresa of the Child Jesus Saint John of the Cross
she was one of the first of the hundreds of martyrs of the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939.
- Born
- 30 December 1877 at Tarazona, Spain
- Died
- shot and stabbed on the street by Communists on 24 July 1936
- Beatified
- 29 March 1987 by Pope John Paul II
- Canonized
- pending
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- Readings
- Padre, perdónalos.
Viva Christo Rey!
(Father, forgive them.
Long live Christ the King!)
-Blessed Maria Pilar's last words
