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Pilar Villalonga Villalba

BlessedFull write-upSpain

Born

1891

Died

1936

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

At the place called El Saler near Valencia in Spain, Blessed María del Pilar Villalonga Villalba, virgin and martyr, who, during the religious persecution, followed in the footsteps of Christ by her martyrdom.

The miracles

As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 11 December as a virgin and martyr near Valencia.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Connected on this site

María del Pilar Blessed
“At the place called El Saler near Valencia in Spain, Blessed María del Pilar Villalonga Villalba, virgin and martyr, who, during the religious persecution, followed in the footsteps of Christ by her martyrdom.” — this site's research

Sources

Roman Martyrology, 11 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
Wikidata Q11817027 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.