Blessed Octavia Iglesias Blanco
Profile
Lay woman in the diocese of Astorga, Spain. Red Cross nurse. Raped and murdered in the Spanish Civil War. Martyr.
Born
- 30 November, 1894 in Astorga, León, Spain
- shot around noon of 28 October 1936 in a field near Pola de Somiedo, Asturias, Spain
- buried in a mass grave in the field near the site of execution
- re-interred in Astorga, Spain in
1938 - re-interred in the cathedral of Astorga in 1948
- 29 May 2021 by Pope Francis
- beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Santa María, Astorga, Spain
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Octavia Iglesias Blanco“. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 May 2023. Web. 26 April 2024. <>