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Also known as

• Sister Maria of Our Lady of Providence

Memorial

• 19 August

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Member of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 18 December 1871 in Bonastre, Tarragona, Spain

Died

• shot on 19 August 1936 in El Saler, Valencia, Spain

Venerated

• 20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Maria Calaf Miracle“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 August 2016. Web. 19 November 2019. <>