Francisca Cualladó Baixauli

Francisca Cualladó Baixauli (December 3, 1890 - September 19, 1936) was a Spanish Catholic seamstress born in Molino de San Isidro, ward of Ruzafa, Valencia, who was executed by firing squad at the Torre Espioca of Benifaió in 1936, during the Spanish Civil War. She was considered a martyr by the Catholic Church, and beatified by Pope John Paul II on 11 March 2001.[1] Her feast day is celebrated on September 19.

Francisca Cualladó Baixauli
BornDecember 3, 1890, Valencia, Spain
DiedSeptember 19, 1936(1936-09-19) (aged 45), Benifaió, Spain
Means of martyrdomFiring squad
BeatifiedMarch 11, 2001, by John Paul II
FeastSeptember 19

References

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  1. ^ "Blesseds BEATIFIED BY POPE JOHN PAUL II". GCatholic.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  • Cebellán, Vicent Gabarda (1996). La represión en la retaguardia republicana: País Valenciano, 1936-1939. Vol. 18 de Arxius i documents. Edicions Alfons el Magnànim, Institució Valenciana d'Estudis i Investigació, p. 374. (in Spanish)