Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz De Landázuri Fernández De Heredia - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz De Landázuri Fernández De Heredia

Also known as: María Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

July 16

Born

December 12, 1916

Died

July 1, 16

Beatified

18 May 2019 by Pope Francis

Venerated

4 May 2017 by Pope Francis (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia, also known as María Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia, was born on 12 December 1916 in Madrid, Spain. She was the youngest of four children born to Manuel Ortiz de Landázuri, a career army officer, and Eulogia Fernández-Heredia. Guadalupe's father's assignments frequently led the family to move between locations in Spain and Morocco.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2019-05-18 by 18 May 2019 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Palacio Vistalegre Arena, Carabanchel, Madrid, Spain, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu; her beatification miracle involved the healing of a cancer patient