María del Niño Jesús Baldillou y Bullit
Sister of the Daughters of Mary of the Pious Schools, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom records that she was born at Balaguer in the territory of Lleida on 6 February 1905, entered the novitiate at El Masnou in 1924 and made her religious profession on 18 April 1927, and that after profession she was sent to the college at Valencia, where she worked in the household duties and was an example to the community and to the pupils of a life wholly given to the Lord in simplicity and joy. She was beatified on 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree says she gave an example of uncommon virtue and most diligent obedience, and of a life wholly given to the Lord in simplicity and joy.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 92 (2000), p. 292 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 March 2001
- Roman Martyrology, 8 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 92 (2000) - beatification letter
- Wikidata R0e1c2839 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.