Blessed Ceferino Jimenezmalla
Also known as: El Pele; Zefferino Giménez Malla; Zefyrinus Giménez Malla
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 2
Died
August 1, 8
Beatified
4 May 1997 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Blessed Ceferino Jimenezmalla, also known as El Pele, Zefferino Giménez Malla, or Zefyrinus Giménez Malla, was a lifelong layman and a prominent figure in the Catholic Church. Born in 1861 in Benavent de Segria, Lérida Province, Catalonia, Spain, Ceferino had little formal education and was possibly illiterate. However, his natural intelligence shone through, and he was revered for his love of nature.