Blessed Antonio Varona Ortega
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 25
Born
January 16, 1901
Died
July 25, 1936
Beatified
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Religious Order
Venerated
26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Antonio Varona Ortega, also known as Blessed Antonio Varona, was a Catholic Dominican priest who became a martyr during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 16 January 1901 in the town of Zumel, Burgos, Spain.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2007-10-28 by 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
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