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Blessed Gumersindo Gómez Rodríguez
Blessed Gumersindo Gómez Rodríguez

Blessed Gumersindo Gómez Rodríguez

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

29-Sep

Born

15 October 1911 in Benuza, Astorga, Spain

Died

Machine-gunned on 29 September 1936 at a ruined house next to the Pont de Ser, Seriñá, Girona, Spain by members of the Communist militia; buried in a mass grave nearby; relics re-interred in a niche in the cemetery of Canet de Mar, Spain on 30 March 1940

Beatified

6 May 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition in the Cathedral of Santa Maria, Girona, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerated

8 July 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Gumersindo Gómez Rodríguez was a dedicated member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, a religious congregation within the Catholic Church. He made his profession in 1929, committing his life to serving God and the people as a missionary.

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