Josefa Segovia Morón
Spanish laywoman, first director general of the Teresian Association
Who they were
A teacher from Jaén, Segovia became the first director of Pedro Poveda's Academy of St Teresa and after his martyrdom in 1936 consolidated the Teresian Association, being named director for life in 1947.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The decree on heroic virtues has been promulgated; a miracle would come next.
Why that counted as sanctity
Santi e Beati lists her among the Venerables; the decree on her heroic virtues was promulgated in 2005.
The cause
Josefa Segovia Morón has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Josefa Segovia Morón.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.