Blessed Acacio Calleja Santamaría
Also known as: Brother Acacio María
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 15
Born
May 7, 1915
Died
February 15, 1937
Beatified
10 November 2018 by Pope Francis
Venerated
18 December 2017 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Acacio Calleja Santamaría, also known as Brother Acacio María, was born on May 7, 1915, in Yudego, Burgos, Spain. At the tender age of 2 days, he was baptized and thus began his lifelong journey of faith. Acacio was a member of the Congregation of Saint Peter ad Vincula and made his religious profession in 1934 in Marseille, France.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2018-11-10 by 10 November 2018 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Basilica of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
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