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Blessed Antonio Cid Rodríguez
Blessed Antonio Cid Rodríguez

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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