Blessed Antonio Sáez De Ibarra López
Feast Day
22 September; 6 November as one of the Martyred Friars Minor of Granada
Born
25 March 1914 in Hijona, Alava, Spain as Ruperto; baptized at the age of 1 day
Died
22 September 1936 in Azuaga, Badajoz, Spain
Beatified
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
28 April 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Antonio Sáez De Ibarra López, born as Ruperto on 25 March 1914 in Hijona, Alava, Spain, was a devoted Franciscan Friar Minor postulant. At the age of one day, he was baptized and would later take the name Antonio upon entering the novitiate on 17 January 1931. However, his novitiate was tragically interrupted by the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, which saw his convent being burned.
Cause for Canonization
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