Blessed Bernabé Núñez Alonso

Also known as: Brother Alfeo Bernabé

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

July 30

Born

June 11, 1902

Died

July 30, 1936

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Religious Order

Christian Brothers

Venerated

28 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Bernabé Núñez Alonso, also known as Brother Alfeo Bernabé, was a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Catholic religious order founded by Saint John Baptist de La Salle to provide education for the poor. He was born on June 11, 1902, in Santa María del Invierno, a village in Burgos, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in Tarragona, Spain

Connections

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