Blessed Inés Rodríguez Fernández
Also known as: María Inés of Saint Joseph
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 22
Born
November 2, 1889
Died
August 22, 1936
Beatified
1 June 2019 by Pope Francis
Venerated
15 January 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Inés Rodríguez Fernández, also known as María Inés of Saint Joseph, was a Conceptionist nun who became a martyr during the Spanish Civil War. She was born on November 2, 1889, in Puebla de Sanabria, Zamora, Spain. Inés dedicated her life to the service of God and entered the religious life as a Conceptionist nun.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2019-06-01 by 1 June 2019 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of La Almudena, Madrid, Spain, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
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