Blessed Andrés Francisco Simón Gómez

Also known as: Eloy of Orihuela

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

7-Nov

Born

30 November 1876 in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain

Died

7 November 1936 in Crevillente, Alcante, Spain

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Venerated

27 March 2013 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Andrés Francisco Simón Gómez, also known as Eloy of Orihuela, was a Franciscan Capuchin priest and martyr of the Spanish Civil War. He was born on November 30, 1876, in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

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