Carmela Godoy Calvache
Laywoman and widow, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Carmela Godoy Calvache was born on 12 September 1888 at Albufera de Adra. She was a laywoman and a widow.
She was killed on 1 January 1937 beside the estuary of her native place, and Pope Francis beatified her on 25 March 2017 among José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre and 114 companions, diocesan priests and lay faithful killed between 1936 and 1938.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that she was killed on 1 January 1937 beside the estuary of her native place during the persecution in Spain.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre Blessed“She was killed on 1 January 1937 beside the estuary of her native place, and Pope Francis beatified her on 25 March 2017 among José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre and 114 companions, diocesan priests and lay faithful killed between 1936 and 1938.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 109 (2017), p. 91 - decree on martyrdom
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 110 (2018), p. 1019 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 25 March 2017
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.