Blessed Gaudencia Benavides Herrero
Profile
Nun in the Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain. Member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
- 12 February 1878 in Valdemorillo, León, Spain
- 11 February 1937 in Vistillas, Madrid, Spain
- 20 December 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Gaudencia Benavides Herrero“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 August 2023. Web. 7 May 2024. <>