Blessed Fortunato Merino Vegas

Blessed

Martyr

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

August 25

Born

November 11, 1892

Died

August 25, 1936

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Religious Order

Augustinian

Venerated

1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Fortunato Merino Vegas was an Augustinian priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 11 November 1892 in Iteroseco, Palencia, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2007-10-28 by 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

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