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Catalina de Balmaseda y San Martín
Spanish nun (1544-1594)
VenerableSpainOrder of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Born
1544
Died
1594
Venerable
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date not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Catalina de Balmaseda y San Martín, religious name Catalina de Cristo, (1544-1594) was a Carmelite nun and associate of Teresa of Ávila.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
No miracle approved yet
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Teresa of Ávila Saint“Catalina de Balmaseda y San Martín, religious name Catalina de Cristo, (1544-1594) was a Carmelite nun and associate of Teresa of Ávila.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q3819196 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Catalina de Balmaseda y San Martín (CC BY-SA)
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