Blessed Antonio Arribas Hortigüela
Feast Day
29-Sep
Born
29 April 1908 in Cardeñadijo, Burgos, Spain
Died
Machine-gunned on 29 September 1936 at a ruined house next to the Pont de Ser, Seriñá, Girona, Spain by members of the Communist militia; buried in a mass grave nearby; relics re-interred in a niche in the cemetery of Canet de Mar, Spain on 30 March 1940
Beatified
6 May 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition in the Cathedral of Santa Maria, Girona, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Venerated
8 July 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Antonio Arribas Hortigüela, born on 29 April 1908 in Cardeñadijo, Burgos, Spain, was a devoted Catholic priest and martyr. He was also known as a father figure to many of the young boys he taught and mentored at the minor seminary of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in Canet de Mar, Spain.
Cause for Canonization
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