Wednesday, July 24, 2013

20th century martyr; executed for the crime of being a nun. Beatified by Bl. Pope JPII

Bl. Maria Mercedes Prat


   
Bl. Maria Mercedes Prat
Bl. Maria Mercedes Prat
 
Feastday: July 24
1880 - 1936
Beatified By: 29 April 1990 by Pope John Paul II

Maria Mercedes Prat (1880-1936) was a religious child who attended Mass every day. Maria was a devoted student, painter, and excelled in sewing. Maria joined the Society of Saint Teresa of Jesus in 1904, in Tortosa. Maria was assigned to the motherhouse in Barcelona in 1920. In July of 1936, Maria was forced by the anti-Catholic government to abandon their house and was executed for the crime of being a nun.

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