María Severina Díaz-Pardo Gauna
Daughter of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
María Severina Díaz-Pardo Gauna was born at Vitoria, in the province of Alava, on 23 October 1895, made her religious vows as a Daughter of Charity of St Vincent de Paul in 1922 and served as a teacher of music. 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 taught music in the community at Leganes until the persecution reached it.
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 Severina Díaz-Pardo Gauna was born at Vitoria, in the province of Alava, on 23 October 1895, made her religious vows as a Daughter of Charity of St Vincent de Paul in 1922 and served as a teacher of music.” — 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.