
Blessed Antonio Cid Rodríguez
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
26-Sep
Born
15 April 1890 in Calsadoira, Orense, Spain
Died
Shot in the very early morning of 26 September 1936 in Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
Beatified
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Antonio Cid Rodríguez, also known as Blessed Antonio Cid, was born on 15 April 1890 in Calsadoira, Orense, Spain. Baptized at the age of one day, he grew up with a deep-rooted calling to religious life. Antonio eventually answered this call by joining the Salesians of Don Bosco in Seville, Spain.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2007-10-28 by 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
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