Blessed Eleuterio Castillo Gómez
Feast Day
October 3
Born
October 18, 1903
Died
October 3, 1936
Beatified
11 November 2017 by Pope Francis
Religious Order
Venerated
23 March 2017 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Eleuterio Castillo Gómez, born on 18 October 1903 in Marmellar de Arriba, Burgos, Spain, was a Catholic priest and dedicated member of the Vincentian Congregation of the Mission. He lived during a tumultuous period in Spanish history, marked by the Spanish Civil War and its severe persecution of Catholics. Blessed Eleuterio dedicated his life to serving God and spreading the Gospel, ultimately sacrificing his life as a martyr during this period of religious conflict.
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