Amalia Abad Casasempere, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amalia Abad Casasempere

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1897

Place of Birth: Alcoy, Valencian Community, Spain

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1936

Profession: homekeeper

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Amalia Abad Casasempere (11 December 1897, in Alcoy – 21 September 1936, in Alcoy) was a Catholic woman killed during the Spanish Civil War, a widow and mother of two daughters, and very active in the service of the church.
She hid two nuns in her house at the outbreak of the civil war.
For this she was arrested and executed by the militia.
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).