María de los Dolores Úrsula Caro Martín
Daughter of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
María de los Dolores Ursula Caro Martín was born at Granatula de Calatrava near Ciudad Real on 21 October 1893, made her religious vows as a Daughter of Charity of St Vincent de Paul in 1922 and was superior at Albacete and directress of the House of Mercy there. She was beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis, among the companions of Melchora de la Adoracion Cortés Bueno.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
She was superior of the House of Mercy at Albacete when the persecution reached her community.
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
- Vincent de Paul Saint“María de los Dolores Ursula Caro Martín was born at Granatula de Calatrava near Ciudad Real on 21 October 1893, made her religious vows as a Daughter of Charity of St Vincent de Paul in 1922 and was superior at Albacete and directress of the House of Mercy there.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 105 (2013), p. 1 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.