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María del Pilar de los Desamparados
Franciscan Conceptionist nun, in the world Petra Manuela Pairós Benito, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
22 June 2019
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Pamplona on 29 April 1863, she made her solemn profession on 29 November 1888 and was known in the world as Petra Manuela Pairós Benito. Pope Francis beatified her with María del Carmen Lacaba Andía and her thirteen companions on 22 June 2019.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom counts her among the professed nuns killed out of hatred for the faith in 1936.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 112 (2020), p. 82 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 22 June 2019
- Wikidata R9a218dad — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.