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Also known as

• Sister Esperanza of the Cross
• Sister Hope of the Cross

Memorial

• 31 July

Profile

Teresa grew up in a farming village in the Pyrenees, and helped out as a shepherdess. Member of the Carmelite Missionaries. Superior of the house at Vilarrodona, Spain. Martyred by Communist militia in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 27 February 1875 in Ventola, Girona, Spain

Died

• shot on 31 July 1936 at the L’Arrabassada highway, Barcelona, Spain

Venerated

• 22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Teresa Subirà Sanjaume“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 June 2023. Web. 27 April 2024. <>