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María Portilla Crespo
Christian woman, venerable (1925-1996)
Venerable
Born
26 May 1925
Vatican record
Died
10 May 1996
Vatican record
Venerable
24 April 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 24 April 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Teacher, catechist, philanthropist; born in Valencia; died in Madrid.
The miracles
No miracle approved yet
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q106809692 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The dates and the step marked “Vatican record” come from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the rest comes from Wikidata and is not yet checked.