María de la Purísima Salvat Romero
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero HCC | |
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| Virgin | |
| Born | 20 February 1926 Madrid, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | 31 October 1998 (aged 72) Seville, Spain |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 18 September 2010, Seville, Spain by Archbishop Angelo Amato |
| Canonized | 18 October 2015, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
| Feast | 18 September |
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero (20 February 1926 – 31 October 1998), born María Isabel Salvat Romero, was a Spanish religious sister of the sisters of the Company of the Cross. She assumed the religious name María de la Purísima of the Cross.
Romero was the successor of Angela of the Cross of the latter's congregation and was known for her firmness in the progress of the congregation and in their role as servants of God and his people, also for her strong commitment to uphold the magisterium of the church.
She was beatified on 18 September 2010 in Seville and canonised on 18 October 2015.