Blessed Facundo Fernández Rodríguez
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 4
Born
January 29, 1869
Died
September 4, 1936
Beatified
25 March 2017 by Pope Francis
Venerated
14 June 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Facundo Fernández Rodríguez was born on January 29, 1869, in Válor, Granada, Spain. From a young age, he demonstrated a deep devotion to the Catholic faith and felt a calling to the priesthood. Facundo pursued his studies and was ordained as a priest of the Archdiocese of Granada.
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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