Blessed Gregorio Martos Muñoz
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 19
Born
April 3, 1908
Died
August 19, 1936
Beatified
25 March 2017 by Pope Francis
Venerated
14 June 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Gregorio Martos Muñoz was born on April 3, 1908, in Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina, to a farm family who had migrated from Válor, Spain in search of better opportunities. At the tender age of nine days, Gregorio was baptized into the Catholic faith. When he was ten years old, his family decided to return to Spain, where he would grow up and eventually dedicate his life to the service of God.
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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