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Blessed Casto Navarro Martínez

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

7 August; 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs

Born

1 July 1905 in Guadalaviar, Teruel, Spain

Died

Shot on 7 August 1936 in San Sadurní d’Osormort, Vic, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

21 October 2017 by Pope; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato

Venerated

21 December 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Casto Navarro Martínez, also known as Casto Navarro, was born on 1 July 1905 in Guadalaviar, Teruel, Spain. He was a devoted Catholic who dedicated his life to spreading the Gospel and serving God. Casto joined the Congregation of Claretians and professed on 11 June 1926, committing himself to the religious order's charism of apostolic action and missionary work.

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