Nina Ruiz Abad Story: Nina Ruiz Abad was a 13-year-old girl, she was known for wearing a rosary and a white dress. She was a strong devotion to Eucharist and devoted her life to distributing Bibles, prayer books, holy images Rosary, and other religious items. Here’s what we know so far about her.
Nina Ruiz Abad Biography
Nina Ruiz Abad, a thirteen-year-old Filipino girl, showed her interest in religious items and she always wears a rosary and a white suit. She had all the qualities of a saint. Abad had a strong devotion to Eucharist.
She was born on 31 October 1979 in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte to a lawyer couple. She grew up along with her only sibling Mary Anne in Quezon City when her parents moved to the Philippines city.
Her father died when she was just three years old. Her mother raised her both children solely. The tragic day came on 16 August 1993, when she was in school at that moment she got a heart attack and she was rushed to hospital but she could not survive and succumbed to death.
Nina Ruiz Abad Story: The 13-Year-old Filipino Saints
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) stated that Nina Ruiz Abad was one of the youngest saints of the Catholic Church. She showed an unusual level of piety and faith.
Abad left an indelible mark in the world as she became the youngest girl saint and also left a profound impact on those influenced by her faith and charity.
How she died of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy?
The youngest saint of the Catholic Church, Nina died after battling with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart disease, she was previously diagnosed with when she was just 10.
Renato Pine Mayugba of Laoag said that Nina Ruiz showed behavior and acts that were unusual for her age at a very young age.
“During her time, it is unusual that a young girl had already done acts to evangelize others,” said Bishop Renato Mayugba of Laoag.
“Niña’s life was a prayerful life full of reverence, worship, and intimate relationship with God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Blessed Virgin Mary,” he added.
