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Blessed Federico López Y López Date And Photographer Unknown
Blessed Federico López Y López Date And Photographer Unknown

Blessed Federico López Y López

Also known as: Alfonso López y López; Brother Alfonso; Father Alfonso

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

3 August; 6 November as one of the Martyred Friars Minor Conventuals of Granollers

Born

16 November 1878 in Secorum, Huesca, Spain

Died

Shot in the evening of 3 August 1936 in Samalús, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Federico López Y López, born in Spain, felt a persistent call to religious life amidst diverse secular occupations during his youth. In 1906, he answered this call by joining the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual at their convent in Granollers. He pursued his vocation with dedication, studying at the Franciscan seminary in Granollers and later in Osimo, Italy. There


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