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Blessed Francisco Marco Martínez

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Post-Congregation

Feast Day

19 October; 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs

Born

1 February 1917 in Odón, Teruel, Spain

Died

19 October 1936 in Mas Claret, Sant Pere dels Arquells, Lleida, Spain

Beatified

21 October 2017 by Pope; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato

Venerated

21 December 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Francisco Marco Martínez, born on 1 February 1917 in Odón, Teruel, Spain, was a devout Catholic and member of the Claretians, a religious congregation founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret. He lived during a tumultuous time in Spanish history, as the country was marred by the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2017-10-21 by 21 October 2017 by Pope; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato

Feast Days

October 19February 1
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