
Blessed Francisco Carlés González
Feast Day
22 September; 6 November as one of the Martyred Friars Minor of Granada
Born
14 January 1894 in San Julián de Requeijo, Pontevedra, Spain; baptized the same day
Died
Dawn on 22 September 1936 in Azuaga, Badajoz, Spain
Beatified
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
28 April 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Francisco Carlés González, also known as Blessed Francisco de Requeijo, was born on 14 January 1894 in San Julián de Requeijo, Pontevedra, Spain. He was baptized on the same day of his birth. Francisco followed a vocation to become a Franciscan Friar Minor and entered the novitiate on 19 March 1909. After several years of spiritual formation, he made his solemn vows on 12 April 1913.
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