Blessed Cecilio Vega Domínguez
Also known as: Caecilius
Feast Day
24 July; 28 November as one of the Oblate Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
Born
8 September 1913 in Villamor de Órbigo, diocese of Astorga, León, Spain
Beatified
17 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
2 April 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Cecilio Vega Domínguez, also known as Caecilius, was born on 8 September 1913 in Villamor de Órbigo, in the diocese of Astorga, León, Spain. He hailed from a humble but deeply religious farming family. Cecilio was the sixth child of Juan and Micaela Vega Domínguez, and grew up in a household with eight siblings.
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