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Blessed Alfonso Navarretebenito

Also known as: Alfonsus Navarrete; Alphonso Navarrete; Alphonsus de Mena

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

1 June; 10 September (as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan); 6 November (Dominicans as one of their Martyrs of the Far East)

Born

21 September 1571 in Logroño, Spain

Died

Beheaded on 1 June 1617 in Koguchi, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Blessed Pope Pius IX

Venerated

26 February 1866 by Blessed Pope Pius IX

Biography

Blessed Alfonso Navarretebenito, also known as Alfonsus Navarrete, Alphonso Navarrete, and Alphonsus de Mena, was born on September 21, 1571, in Logroño, Spain. He was a Dominican priest who dedicated his life to spreading the Gospel and serving the Church.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1867-05-07 by 7 May 1867 by Blessed Pope Pius IX

Feast Days

June 1September 10November 6
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