Blessed Antonio Isidoro Arrué Peiró
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
3-Aug
Born
4 April 1908 in Calatayud, Zaragoza, Spain
Died
Beaten to death with a rifle butt to the back of the head on 3 August 1936 on El Saler beach near Valencia, Spain
Beatified
27 October 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI
Biography
Blessed Antonio Isidoro Arrué Peiró, also known as Blessed Antonio Arrué, was a layman in the Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Born on 4 April 1908 in Calatayud, Zaragoza, Spain, he was the son of a wood carver and learned the art from his father. However, tragedy struck him at a young age when he was orphaned in 1926, around the age of 18.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2013-10-27 by 27 October 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI
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