María Josefa of the Blessed Sacrament (María Josefa Recio Martín)
Spanish co-founder of the Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Who they were
Widowed young, Recio Martín joined Benito Menni in founding the Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to care for the mentally ill.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The decree on heroic virtues has been promulgated; a miracle would come next.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Holy See gave the nihil obstat on 16 April 1991, the diocesan process at Madrid closed on 8 July 1992, and the decree declaring her Venerable was promulgated on 10 May 2012.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Benito Menni Saint“Widowed young, Recio Martín joined Benito Menni in founding the Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to care for the mentally ill.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.