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Also known as

• Sister Maria del Monte

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• 1 September

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Born to a wealthy and pious Christian family. Sister in the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, joining in Seville, Spain, and making her final profession in 1914. She served as a teacher in Sarria, Spain, director of the Valverde del Camino and Jerez houses, and then Provincial Vicar of the Daughters in Sarria. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 24 August 1885 in Villamartín, Cádiz, Spain

Died

• shot on 6 September 1936 in Barcelona, 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 Carmen Moreno Benítez“. CatholicSaints.Info. 29 December 2019. Web. 2 July 2020. <>