Teresa Maria Cavestány y Anduaga
Visitation nun, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom records that she was born at Puerto de Santa Maria in the province of Cadiz on 30 July 1888, made her religious profession in 1916 and served the community as infirmarian, and that she kept her consecration so faithfully that she was known for holiness even in her lifetime. She was beatified on 10 May 1998 by Pope John Paul II.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree says she lived her consecration with such fidelity and perfection that she was renowned for holiness while still alive.
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.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 90 (1998), p. 231 - decree on martyrdom
- Roman Martyrology, 18 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 10 May 1998
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.