Blessed Josefa de San Juan de Dios

Blessed Josefa de San Juan de Dios

1854–1936 · Contemporary

Feast day: November 6

Biography

Josefa María Ruano García (Berja, July 9, 1854 – Buñol, September 8, 1936), better known by her religious name Josefa of Saint John of God, was a Spanish Catholic nun of the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Aged. She was killed during the Spanish Civil War in the 20th century. Considered a martyr, she is venerated as a blessed in the Catholic Church, with her feast day celebrated on November 6.

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