Blessed María de Los Ángeles Ginard Martí
Blessed María De Los Ángeles Ginard Martí (born April 3, 1894 AD in Llucmajor, Majorca, Spain; died August 26, 1936 AD in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Zeal for the Salvation of Souls (Celadoras del Culto Eucarístico), who was martyred during the religious persecution of the Spanish Civil War. She is honored among the Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War. Her feast day is August 26.
A sister devoted to Eucharistic adoration and to the care of church worship, María de los Ángeles Ginard Martí was arrested in Madrid at the outbreak of the persecution and, refusing to deny her faith, was shot. She was beatified in 2005.
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| Blessed María de Los Ángeles Ginard Martí | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | August 26 |
| Profession | Religious sister; Sister of the Zeal for the Salvation of Souls |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Sisters of the Zeal for the Salvation of Souls; Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War |
| Patronage | Those persecuted for the faith; devotion to the Eucharist; Majorca |
| Attributes | Religious habit; palm of martyrdom; the Blessed Sacrament |
| Birthplace | Llucmajor, Majorca, Spain |
| Death Place | Madrid, Spain |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; shot during the religious persecution of the Spanish Civil War; religious of the Sisters of the Zeal for the Salvation of Souls |
| Primary Shrine | Madrid / Majorca, Spain |
Biography
María de los Ángeles Ginard Martí was born on April 3, 1894, at Llucmajor on the island of Majorca, Spain, into a devout family. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Zeal for the Salvation of Souls (the Celadoras), a religious institute dedicated to Eucharistic adoration, the care and adornment of divine worship, and prayer for the salvation of souls. She made her profession and served the congregation in various houses, including in Madrid.
When the Spanish Civil War broke out in July 1936, a violent persecution of the Church erupted in the areas controlled by the anti-clerical forces. Religious were hunted, and convents were closed. Sister María de los Ángeles was forced to leave her community and seek refuge, but she was recognized and arrested in Madrid.
Imprisoned, she remained steadfast in her faith and her consecration. On August 26, 1936, she was taken out and shot, dying a martyr for Christ.
María de los Ángeles Ginard Martí was beatified on October 29, 2005, in Rome, in the great beatification of hundreds of Spanish martyrs of the twentieth century, celebrated on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins. Her feast is kept on August 26.
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