Blessed Andrés Vicente Helguera Muñoz
Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 22
Born
October 27, 1879
Died
August 22, 1936
Beatified
16 October 2021 by Pope Francis
Venerated
23 November 2020 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Andrés Vicente Helguera Muñoz, also known as Blessed Andrés Vicente, was a Catholic priest in the diocese of Córdoba, Spain. He was born on October 27, 1879, in Belalcázar, Córdoba, but his life was tragically cut short when he was martyred during the Spanish Civil War on August 22, 1936, in Castuera, Badajoz.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2021-10-16 by 16 October 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Córdoba, Spain, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
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