Maria Nieves of the Most Holy Trinity Crespo Lopez
Carmelite Sister of Charity and martyr
Feast: 19 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At El Saler, again in the same territory, Blessed Elvira of the Nativity of Our Lady Torrentalle Paraire and companions, virgins of the Institute of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity and martyrs, who by fighting for faith in Christ the Bridegroom carried off the prize of eternal life.
Among those named is Blessed Maria Nieves of the Most Holy Trinity Crespo Lopez.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 19 August as a Carmelite Sister of Charity martyred at El Saler in the territory of Valencia.
- Roman Martyrology, 19 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Rc067e28d — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.