Esther Paniagua Alonso
Spanish nun
Feast: 8 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Esther Paniagua Alonso was a Spanish nun, born in Izagre (León, Spain), on June 7, 1949, daughter of Nicasio Paniagua and Dolores Alonso, and member of the congregation of Augustinian missionaries. As a nurse, she was sent to Algeria where she worked in Bab El Oued, in Algiers. She was murdered in Algiers on October 23, 1994 with sister Caridad Álvarez Martín. On January 27, 2018, Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of Esther Paniagua Alonso among the martyrs of Algeria and authorized the signing of the beatification decree. She was proclaimed blessed on December 8, 2018.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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The cause
Esther Paniagua Alonso has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Augustinians: Blessed Esther Paniagua Alonso.
Connected on this site
- Caridad Álvarez Martín Blessed“She was murdered in Algiers on October 23, 1994 with sister Caridad Álvarez Martín.” — Wikipedia
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 19 martiri d'Algeria — Listed as "4. Esther Paniagua Alonso", Augustinian Missionary killed in Algeria 23 October 1994; beatified at Oran 8 December 2018. Also santiebeati.it/dettaglio/97815.
- Wikidata Q48760947 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Esther Paniagua Alonso (CC BY-SA)
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