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Blessed Francisco Sánchez Márquez
Blessed Francisco Sánchez Márquez

Blessed Francisco Sánchez Márquez

Also known as: Francisco Tomás Márquez Sánchez; Francisco Tomás de San Juan Bautista Márquez y Sánchez; Leopoldo de Alpandeire

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

February 9

Born

June 24, 1866

Died

February 9, 1956

Beatified

12 September 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

15 March 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Francisco Sánchez Márquez, also known as Francisco Tomás Márquez Sánchez or Francisco Tomás de San Juan Bautista Márquez y Sánchez, was born on June 24, 1866, in Alpandeire, a small village in Málaga, Spain. He was the eldest of four children in a rural peasant family.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2010-09-12 by 12 September 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification recognition celebrated at the Armilla Air Base, Granada, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato
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