
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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