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María Dolores Vidal Cervera de San Francisco Javier
Carmelite Sister of Charity, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
11 March 2001
by John Paul II
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom records that she was born in 1895 and names her among the twenty-four sisters of the Congregation of Carmelite Sisters of Charity put to death in 1936. 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 names her among the Carmelite Sisters of Charity killed in the persecution of 1936.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 92 (2000), p. 14 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 March 2001
- Wikidata R705af805 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.