Maria del Patrocinio de San Juan Giner Gomis
Claretian Missionary Sister, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
In the village of Portichol de Tavernes near Carcaixent in Spain, Blessed Maria del Patrocinio de San Juan Giner Gomis, virgin of the Institute of the Claretian Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate and martyr, won eternal life in that persecution by fighting for the faith.
The Acta Apostolicae Sedis record her as a professed sister of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate, in the world Maria Giner Gomis, who lived from 1874 to 1936.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
She was killed for the faith during the Spanish persecution.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 13 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 93 (2001) - decree on the martyrdom of Maria del Patrocinio de San Juan Giner Gomis
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.