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Ana María Aranda Riera
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Feast: 22 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1888
Died
1936
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
In the village of Picadero de Paterna in the territory of Valencia in Spain, Blessed Ana María Aranda Riera, virgin and martyr, who, in a time of persecution against the faith, shed her blood for Christ.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 14 October as a virgin and martyr killed at Paterna during the persecution against the faith.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9612435 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.