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Also known as

• Francisca of the Incarnation
• Francisca Espejo Martos

Memorial

• 13 January

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Trinitarian nun. One of the Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 2 February 1873 in Martos, Jaén, Spain

Died

• 13 January 1937 in Casilla de Martos, Jaén, Spain
• incorrupt body enshrined at the monastery of the Holy Trinity in Casilla de Martos

Venerated

• 26 June 2006 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

MLA Citation

• “Blessed María Francisca Espejo y Martos“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 January 2016. Web. 20 January 2019. <>