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María Guadalupe de la Ascensión
Franciscan Conceptionist nun, in the world María de las Nieves Rodríguez Higuera, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
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
Sister of María Balbina de San José, she was born in Madrid on 9 August 1892 and made her solemn profession on 7 November 1932. 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.
Connected on this site
- María Balbina de San José Blessed“Sister of María Balbina de San José, she was born in Madrid on 9 August 1892 and made her solemn profession on 7 November 1932.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 112 (2020), p. 82 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 22 June 2019
- Wikidata R85b46479 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.