Carmelite Martyrs of Guadalajara explained

Carmelite Martyrs of Guadalajara
Death Date:24 July 1936
Martyred By:Republican regime
Means Of Martyrdom:gunshot
Feast Day:24 July
Venerated In:Roman Catholic Church
Death Place:Spain
Beatified Date:29 March 1987
Beatified By:Pope John Paul II
Major Shrine:Guadalajara, Spain
Notable Members:María Pilar de San Francisco de Borja, María Ángeles de San José and Teresa del Niño Jesús y de San Juan de la Cruz

The Carmelite martyrs of Guadalajara were three Spanish Carmelites, María Pilar de San Francisco de Borja, María Ángeles de San José and Teresa del Niño Jesús y de San Juan de la Cruz killed by Republican forces on 24 July 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.

They were beatified on 29 March 1987 by Pope John Paul II.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.abbaye-saint-benoit.ch/hagiographie/fiches/fg016.htm 3 Carmélites martyres de Guadalajara (Espagne) (1936)