Isabel Sánchez Romero
Isabel Sánchez Romero, religious name Asunción de San José, (9 May 1861 – 17 February 1937) was a Spanish nun of the Order of Preachers.
Sánchez became a postulant after she turned seventeen and was known amongst her peers for her obedient and silent nature but also developed a reputation as a hard worker who was contemplative in nature. The Spanish Civil War saw her imprisoned and anti-religious forces attempted to force her to renounce her faith and subscribe to their regime. Sánchez refused to do so and was beaten to death since her captors decided not to shoot her like others executed. Her beatification was celebrated in Seville on 18 June 2022.
In the Martyrology
- February 15 Blessed Ascensión de San José (Isabel Sánchez Romero), religious and martyr