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Blessed Antonio Gaitán Perabad

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

21-Aug

Born

27 August 1920 in El Carpio, Córdoba, Spain

Died

21 August 1936 in El Carpio, Córdoba, 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 Antonio Gaitán Perabad was a remarkable teenage boy who lived in the diocese of Córdoba, Spain during the turbulent times of the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 27 August 1920 in El Carpio, Córdoba, Spain.

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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