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María Pilar Izquierdo Albero
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Feast: 27 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1906
Died
1945
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At San Sebastián in Spain, Blessed María Pilar Izquierdo Albero, virgin, who, long oppressed by poverty and serious illness, sought God in active love for the poor and the afflicted, and to serve them founded the Missionary Work of Jesus and Mary.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 27 August as the founder of the Missionary Work of Jesus and Mary.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 27 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2468909 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — María Pilar Izquierdo Albero (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.