María Pilar de San Francisco de Borja
Spanish nun (1877–1936)
Feast: 24 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Guadalajara in Spain, Blesseds María Pilar de San Francisco de Borja (Jacoba) Martínez García, Teresa of the Child Jesus (Eusebia) García García and María Ángeles of Saint Joseph (Marciana) Valtierra Tordesillas, virgins of the Order of Discalced Carmelites and martyrs, who in time of persecution reached the crown of martyrdom joyfully acclaiming Christ the Bridegroom.
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 24 July among three Discalced Carmelites of Guadalajara martyred acclaiming Christ the Bridegroom.
- Roman Martyrology, 24 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3292736 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.