María de la Purísima de la Cruz
Spanish religious (1926-1998)
Feast: 18 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
The Vatican record
- 5 May 2015 — Miracle through their intercession approved (decree list, 2015)
Who they were
María Isabel Salvat Romero was born in Madrid on 20 February 1926 and joined the Sisters of the Company of the Cross, founded in Seville by St Angela of the Cross to serve the poor. She took the name María de la Purísima.
From 1977 until her death she led the congregation as Superior General. She died on 31 October 1998.
The miracles
Ana María Rodríguez Casado, a three-year-old girl — Spain — 2004
A three-year-old girl in a vegetative state was cured. She made her First Communion at the beatification Mass.
A second healing was approved by Pope Francis for her canonisation. Its details are not given in the sources we found.
Why that counted as sanctity
The case of Ana María Rodríguez Casado, a three-year-old girl was examined by the Church's doctors and theologians and approved as a miracle on 27 March 2010, opening the way to beatification. Beatification followed on 18 September 2010 by Archbishop of Seville, for Benedict XVI. The case of a person was examined by the Church's doctors and theologians and approved as a miracle on 5 May 2015, opening the way to canonisation. Canonisation followed on 18 October 2015 by Francis.
Connected on this site
- Angela of the Cross Saint“Romero was the successor of Angela of the Cross of the latter's congregation and was known for her firmness in the progress of the congregation and in their role as servants of God and his people, also for her strong commitment to uphold the magisterium of the church.” — Wikipedia
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decree of 5 May 2015
- Wikipedia - María de la Purísima Salvat Romero
- FaithND - St María de la Purísima Salvat Romero
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q523459 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — María de la Purísima Salvat Romero (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.