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María Ana Alberdi Echezarreta
VenerableResearched
Born
3 May 1912
verified
Died
27 November 1998
verified
Venerable
22 May 2026
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 22 May 2026 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2026)
Who they were
María Ana Alberdi Echezarreta (in the world María de la Concepción Cruz) was abbess of the monastery of the Franciscan Conceptionist Sisters; she was born at Azkoitia, Spain, on 3 May 1912 and died in Madrid on 27 November 1998. Pope Leo XIV recognised her heroic virtue on 22 May 2026.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised her heroic virtue in 2026.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2026
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.