Blessed Ceferino Fernández Martínez

Also known as: Brother Luís María

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

26-Sep

Born

26 August 1886 in Villanueva de la Nía, Santander, Spain

Died

Shot on 26 September 1936 at the gates of the cemetery in Pozo Cantavieja, Tahal, Almería, Spain

Venerated

11 December 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Ceferino Fernández Martínez, also known as Brother Luís María, was born on 26 August 1886 in Villanueva de la Nía, Santander, Spain. He showed early signs of religious devotion and pursued his education at the Colegio de Almagro in 1908.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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