Blessed Andrés Vicente Helguera Muñoz

Blessed

Martyr

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

22-Aug

Born

27 October 1879 in Belalcázar, Córdoba, Spain

Died

22 August 1936 in Castuera, Badajoz, Spain

Beatified

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

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