Blessed Bernardo Cembranos Nistal

Blessed Bernardo Cembranos Nistal, also known as Eustaquio of Villaquite, was born on 20 August 1903 in Villaquite, León, Spain. From a young age, Bernardo felt a strong calling to religious life and at the age of 17, on 20 May 1920, he joined the Capuchins. Taking the name Eustaquio de Villaquite, he made his profession as a lay brother on 6 May 1921.