Blessed Emilia Fernández Rodríguez De Cortés
Feast Day
25-Jan
Born
13 April 1914 in Tíjola, Almería Spain
Died
25 January 1939 at the Gachas-Colorás prison, Almería Spain
Beatified
25 March 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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.
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