Blessed Emilia Fernández Rodríguez De Cortés
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 25
Born
April 13, 1914
Died
January 25, 1939
Beatified
25 March 2017 by Pope Francis
Venerated
14 June 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Emilia Fernández Rodríguez De Cortés, also known as Emilia De Cortés, was a married lay woman born on April 13, 1914, in Tíjola, Almería, Spain. She lived during a tumultuous period in Spanish history, the Spanish Civil War, which deeply affected the lives of many individuals, including herself.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2017-03-25 by 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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