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Blessed Gabriel Olivares Roda

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

20-Dec

Born

10 March 1888 in Baza, Granada Spain

Died

20 December 1936 in Viator, Almeria Spain

Beatified

25 March 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerated

14 June 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Gabriel Olivares Roda, also known as Gabriel Olivares Roda, was a Franciscan Friar Minor and a Catholic priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He is venerated and considered a Blessed in the Catholic Church.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2017-03-25 by 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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