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Detail Of An Illustration Of Blessed Francisco Pacheco Date And Artist Unknown
Detail Of An Illustration Of Blessed Francisco Pacheco Date And Artist Unknown

Blessed Francisco Pacheco

Also known as: Francesco; Francis

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

June 20

Died

June 1, 20

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Biography

Blessed Francisco Pacheco, also known as Francesco or Francis, was born in 1566 into a noble family in Ponte de Lima, Braga, Portugal. He lived during a time when Catholicism was thriving and spreading its influence around the world.