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In Hiding
It was early 1936 when the religious persecution in the Spanish Civil War was becoming more frequent. Earlier that year the community realized the danger of staying in Madrid and moved to Oronoz, leaving a group of six nuns in the charge of Sr. Maria Gabriela de Hinojosa Naveros. By July they dared not leave the place in which they were hiding. -
Being Found
Unfortunately, an antireligious neighbor found out who they were and made their whereabouts known to other irreligious people. They were arrested and their belongings were taken away. Throughout their ordeal their faith and love of God grew stronger than the actual threat of death.
night in prayer. -
Deaths
With a deep love for God and others the Sisters held each other as a hail of bullets sped towards them. . All of them died that day except for the youngest, Sister Maria Cecilia. She had instinctively run off once she felt the sister next to her drop to the ground. She surrendered immediately, but was taken into custody only to be shot five days later on the outskirts of Madrid. -
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