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Blessed Andrés Soto Carrera

Also known as: Gil of Puerto de Santa Maria

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

6-Aug

Born

29 June 1883 in Puerto de Santa María, Seville, Spain

Died

6 August 1936 in Antequera, Málaga, Spain

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Venerated

27 March 2013 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Andrés Soto Carrera, also known as Gil of Puerto de Santa María, was a distinguished Franciscan Capuchin priest who met a tragic fate during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on June 29, 1883, in Puerto de Santa María, Seville, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

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

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