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María Refugio del Santo Ángel Roqueta Serra
Religious sister, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
28 October 2007
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A religious sister named in the decree on martyrdom, who was fifty-eight years old when she was killed at Barcelona on 4 August 1936.
She was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, in the cause of Lucas de San José, Leonardo José, Apolonia Lizarraga del Santísimo Sacramento and their companions.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom names her among the Servants of God killed in Catalonia in 1936.
Connected on this site
- Apolonia Lizarraga del Santísimo Sacramento Blessed“She was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, in the cause of Lucas de San José, Leonardo José, Apolonia Lizarraga del Santísimo Sacramento and their companions.” — this site's research
- Leonardo José Blessed“She was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, in the cause of Lucas de San José, Leonardo José, Apolonia Lizarraga del Santísimo Sacramento and their companions.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 97 (2005), p. 51 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
- Wikidata Re2a1c053 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.