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Blessed Florentín Felipe Naya
Blessed Florentín Felipe Naya

Blessed Florentín Felipe Naya

Also known as: Florentín of Saint Francis Borgia

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

9-Aug

Born

10 October 1856 in Alquézar, Huesca, Spain

Died

Shot on the afternoon of 9 August 1936 in Azanuy, Huesca, Spain; body doused with gasoline and set on fire; remains later 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 Florentín Felipe Naya, also known as Florentín of Saint Francis Borgia, was born on 10 October 1856 in Alquézar, Huesca, Spain. He was the son of Miguel Felipe and Francisca Naya, and he was baptized on the same day of his birth.


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