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Blessed Fernando García De Dios

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Feast Day

14 August as one of the Martyred Dominicans of Almagro; 6 November as one of the Spanish Martyrs of the 20th Century

Born

30 May 1916 in Sanfelices de Gallegos, Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Spain

Died

14 August 1936 in El Picado, Almagro, Ciudad Real, Spain; relics enshrined in the Saint Thomas Aquinas church in Seville, Spain

Beatified

18 June 2022 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Cathedral of Santa María de la Sede, Sevilla, Spain, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro presiding

Venerated

11 December 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Fernando García De Dios, also known as Fernando García de Dios, was born on 30 May 1916 in the town of Sanfelices de Gallegos, in the Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Spain. He was the son of Louis and Francisca, who worked as doormen for the Augustinian mothers of San Felices.

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