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Carmen García Moyón
Spanish martyr (1888-1937)
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Feast: 30 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1888
Died
1937
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
In the village of Torrent in Spain, Blessed Carmen García Moyón, martyr: a fervent teacher of Christian doctrine, during the religious persecution she was raped for her faith in Christ and burned while still alive.
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 30 January as a fervent catechist burned alive for her faith in Christ at Torrent during the religious persecution.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q100272960 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.