Amalia Abad Casasempere

Amalia Abad Casasempere (Alcoy, 11 December 1897 – Alcoy, 21 September 1936) was a Catholic woman killed during the Spanish Civil War. She was a widow and mother of three daughters, very active in church service, who hid two nuns in her house during the civil war. She was imprisoned and executed by the militia. For her actions she was one of 233 people beatified by Pope John Paul II on 11 March 2001, as martyrs of the Spanish Civil War (the name given by the Catholic Church to those killed by Republicans because of their faith).

Amalia Abad Casasempere

Amalia Abad Casasempere (Alcoy, 11 December 1897 – Alcoy, 21 September 1936) was a Catholic woman killed during the Spanish Civil War. She was a widow and mother of three daughters, very active in church service, who hid two nuns in her house during the civil war. She was imprisoned and executed by the militia. For her actions she was one of 233 people beatified by Pope John Paul II on 11 March 2001, as martyrs of the Spanish Civil War (the name given by the Catholic Church to those killed by Republicans because of their faith).