María Antonia Vergara Melgar
Lay member of the faithful, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
María Antonia Vergara Melgar, of Puente Genil, was born on 9 May 1867 and was one of the lay women of the diocese of Córdoba put to death in the persecution of the Church in Spain, suffering martyrdom on 23 July 1936. She was beatified on 16 October 2021 by Pope Francis among Juan Elías Medina and 126 companions of the diocese of Córdoba.
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 put to death in hatred of the faith during the persecution of the Church 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
- Juan Elías Medina Blessed“She was beatified on 16 October 2021 by Pope Francis among Juan Elías Medina and 126 companions of the diocese of Córdoba.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 113 (2021), p. 118 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - giovanni-elias-medina-e-126-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 16 October 2021
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.