The Seven Visitation Martyrs

By C.Shi
  • Martyred

    The seven visitation sisters were martyred during the Spanish Civil War in 1936, all of them belonging to the Visitation Monastary in Madrid, Spain.
  • Names

    Their names are Blessed Sister Maria Gabriela de Hinolosa Naveros, Blessed Sister Josefa Maria Darrera Izaguirre, Blessed Sister
    Teresa Maria Cavestany y Anduaga, Blessed Sister Maria Angela Olaizola Garagarza, Blessed Sister Maria Engracla Lecuona Ararnburu, Blessed Sister Maria Ines Zudaire Galdeano and Blessed Sister Maria Cecilia Cendoya Araquista.
  • Death

    All of them died that day except for the youngest, Sister Maria Cecilia. She had instinctively run off and she surrendered immediately.
  • Feast Day

    Their shared feast day is November 18th.