Blessed Amalia Abad Casasempere de Maestre
Profile
Lifelong lay woman in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Baptized on the day of her birth; confirmed in 1906 and made her first communion on 22 May 1907. Married to Army Captain Luis Maestre Vidal on 6 September 1924. Mother of three daughters. Member of Catholic Action. Widowed in 1927. Imprisoned, abused, starved and martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
- 11 December 1897 in Alcoi, Alicante, Spain
- 26 September 1936 in Benillup, Alicante, Spain
- 18 December 2000 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Amalia Abad Casasempere de Maestre“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 September 2015. Web. 22 July 2017. <>