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Photograph Of Blessed Carlos López Vidal Date Location And Photographer Unknown
Photograph Of Blessed Carlos López Vidal Date Location And Photographer Unknown

Blessed Carlos López Vidal

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

6-Aug

Born

1 November 1894 in Gandía, Valencia, Spain

Died

Shot on 6 August 1936 in La Pedrera de Gandia, Valencia, Spain; body doused with gasoline, but his killers could not get it to burn; buried in the Martyrs Cemetery in Gandia

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

18 December 2000 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Carlos López Vidal, also known as Carlos López Vidal, was a devout Catholic layman born on 1 November 1894 in Gandía, Valencia, Spain. He lived his entire life in the archdiocese of Valencia and became a respected member of the community.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2001-03-11 by 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

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