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Blessed Antonio Montilla Cañete

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

24-Jul

Born

6 August 1912 in Puente Genil, Córdoba, Spain

Died

24 July 1936 in Puente Genil, 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 Montilla Cañete, also known as Blessed Antonio Montilla, was a seminarian of the diocese of Córdoba, Spain, who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 6 August 1912, in Puente Genil, 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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