María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña
Spanish Roman Catholic Nun (1848–1918)
Feast: 10 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Madrid in Spain, Blessed María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña, virgin: giving an exemplary witness of Christian charity, she drew close to the least of the society of her time, especially in the outskirts of the great cities; she founded the Institute of the Catechist Ladies and the Catechetical Work to proclaim the Gospel and to promote the advancement of the poor and of workers in society.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 10 January as founder of the Catechist Ladies, who served the poor on the edges of the cities.
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, 10 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2012285 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.