Blessed Caridad Álvarez Martín

Caridad Álvarez Martín was a Spanish religious sister, born in Santa Cruz de la Salceda, Burgos, Spain, on May 9, 1933. A member of the Augustinian Missionaries, she was murdered on October 23, 1994, alongside Sister Esther Paniagua Alonso. On January 27, 2018, Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of Caridad Álvarez Martín among the martyrs of Algeria and authorized the signing of the decree of beatification. She was proclaimed Blessed on December 8, 2018.