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Married lay woman in the diocese of Almería, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 13 April 1914 in Tíjola, Almería Spain

Died

• 25 January 1939 at the Gachas-Colorás prison, Almería Spain

Venerated

• 14 June 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis
• beatification celebrated in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Emilia Fernández Rodríguez de Cortés“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 February 2019. Web. 9 December 2021. <>