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Blessed Francisco Maqueda López Image

Blessed Francisco Maqueda López Image

Blessed Francisco Maqueda López

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

12-Sep

Born

10 October 1914 in Villacañas, Toledo, Spain

Died

Shot in the early morning of 12 September 1936 in Dosbarrios, Toledo, Spain

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

28 April 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Francisco Maqueda López, also known as Francisco López Maqueda, was born on 10 October 1914 in Villacañas, Toledo, Spain. He was a devoted Catholic and had a calling to serve God from a young age. Francisco entered the seminary in the archdiocese of Toledo to pursue his vocation and become a priest.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

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