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Also known as

• Fiorenza
• Florence

Memorial

• 1 October

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Lay women in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Textile worker. President of the Union of Spanish Catholic Women in Valencia, a member of Catholic Action and the Daughters of Mary. Franciscan tertiary. Had a devotion to Saint Therese of Lisieux, and worked to spread devotion to her. Catechist. Known for her strong prayer life. Imprisoned and martyred in the Spanish Civil War for the crime of being a loyal Catholic.

Born

• 20 February 1890 in Caudete, Albacete, Spain
• baptized the same day

Died

• shot on 2 October 1936 in Rotglá i Corbera, Játiva, Valencia, Spain

Venerated

• 18 December 2000 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Florencia Caerols Martínez“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 April 2022. Web. 25 April 2024. <>