Niña Ruiz Abad

Niña Ruiz Abad (October 31, 1979 – August 16, 1993) was a Filipino Catholic girl widely known as "the girl who always wore a rosary".

Biography Abad was born October 31, 1979, at Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City to a lawyer couple from Sarrat, but her father died when she was three years old. She was baptized at Santo Domingo Church on March 15, 1980. She had one sister. Her tomb was opened to the public on April 17, 2024.

Beatification process Tomb of the Servant of God Niña Ruiz Abad in the baptistery at Santa Monica Church, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Three decades after her death and with the approval of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Bishop Renato Mayugba of Laoag initiated the opening of the beatification process for Abad noting that she could serve as a "good model of piety and fortitude" for modern Filipino youth. Mayugba obtained the approval of Bishop Roberto Gaa for the transfer of the competent forum to the Laoag diocese, which was also approved by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

On April 7, 2024, Mayugba with the postulator, Dennis Duene Ruíz, OAD, led the opening session of the diocesan tribunal's official and public inquiry, at Laoag Cathedral on the beatification process. Niña’s mother, sister, cousin broadcast journalist Jay Ruiz, relatives and God First Association members witnessed the "video reenactment of Abad’s life and the unveiling of her official portrait", the CBCP said. Mayugba designated Noel Ian Rabago as episcopal delegate, Englebert B. Elarmo as promoter of justice, and Rey Magus Respicio as notary.