Blessed Facundo Fernández Rodríguez

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

4-Sep

Born

29 January 1869 in Válor, Granada Spain

Died

4 September 1936 in Berja, Almeria 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 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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