Blessed Faustino Oteiza Segura
Also known as: Faustino of Our Lady of Sorrows
Feast Day
9-Aug
Born
14 February 1890 in Ayegui, Navarra, Spain
Died
Shot in the afternoon of 9 August 1936 in Azanuy, Huesca, Spain; body doused with gasoline and set on fire; remains buried in Azanuy
Beatified
1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
15 December 1994 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Faustino Oteiza Segura, also known as Faustino of Our Lady of Sorrows, was born on 14 February 1890 in Ayegui, Navarra, Spain. He was the son of Isidoro Oteiza and Angela Segura. Faustino was baptized just one day after his birth and grew up in a deeply religious family.
Cause for Canonization
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