{"id":2859,"date":"2026-05-07T18:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postocd.carmelitaniscalzi.com\/cause\/martiri-coreane-maria-matilde-del-ss-sacramento-e-1-compagna-en\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:38:26","slug":"martiri-coreane-maria-matilde-del-ss-sacramento-e-1-compagna-en","status":"publish","type":"causa","link":"http:\/\/postocd.carmelitaniscalzi.com\/en\/causes\/servants-of-god\/martiri-coreane-maria-matilde-del-ss-sacramento-e-1-compagna-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Martiri coreane (Maria Matilde del SS. 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