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Blessed Gregory Of Besians

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

26-Apr

Born

Spain

Died

Crushed by a boulder in 1300 at Perarrúa, Spain; relics at Besians, diocese of Barbastro, Spain

Beatified

By Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Gregory of Besians, also known as Gregory of Spain, was a Spanish Dominican who dedicated his life to spreading the teachings of the Catholic Church. He is best known for his close association with Blessed Dominic, with whom he preached in the villages of the Somontano, near Barbastro, located near the Spanish Pyrenees.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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