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.
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