Borgia de Jesús
Handmaid of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity, martyr of the persecution in Spain; in the world Zenonia Aranzábal Barrutía
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom describes her as a professed religious of the Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity, born on 9 July 1878 at Elgueta in the diocese of Vitoria, who made temporary vows on 14 February 1909 and perpetual vows on 22 February 1914; in the world she was Zenonia Aranzábal Barrutía. She was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Named in the decree on martyrdom among Manuela del Corazón de Jesús and twenty-two companions of the Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity killed in Spain in 1936.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 99 (2007), p. 623 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
- Wikidata R7f960435 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.