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Blessed Eliseo García Y García

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

19 November; 22 September as one of the Martyred Salesians of Valencia, Catalunya, and Aragón

Born

25 August 1907 in El Manzano, Salamanca, Spain

Died

Shot on 19 November 1936 in Garraf, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martydom)

Biography

Blessed Eliseo García Y García was born on August 25, 1907, in El Manzano, Salamanca, Spain. He was a devout Catholic from an early age and felt a strong calling to serve God and others. Inspired by the teachings of St. John Bosco, Eliseo joined the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1932.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2001-03-11 by 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

November 19September 22
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