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María de la Purísima Salvat Romero

María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (died 1998)

Born
February 20, 1926
Died
October 31, 1998
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1926

About María de la Purísima Salvat Romero

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. Romero joined the Sisters of the Company of the Cross, established by Angela of the Cross, on 8 December 1944 and was vested in the habit of the congregation for the first time on 9 June 1945.

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The world when María de la Purísima Salvat Romero was born

María de la Purísima Salvat Romero was born in 1926. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in María de la Purísima Salvat Romero's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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