Josefa Naval Girbés
Josefa Naval Girbés, OCDS (11 December 1820 – 24 February 1893) was a Spanish Catholic member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. She worked with cholera patients towards the end of her life which, along with her heart condition, contributed to her death in 1893. She opened a home for the spiritual development of all people and worked to educate them and earned a reputation as an educator and catechist.
Pope John Paul II beatified her on 25 September 1988. She has been recognized across Spain for her commitment to Church life and in the field of education, for her personal holiness and the conduct in which she led her life.
In the Martyrology
- February 24 Blessed Josefa Naval Girbés, virgin