Blessed Jacinto García Riesco
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
20-Jul
Born
28 August 1894 in Calvillas, Somiedo, Asturias, Spain
Died
20 July 1936 in Madrid, Spain
Beatified
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Jacinto García Riesco, born on 28 August 1894 in Calvillas, Somiedo, Asturias, Spain, was a Dominican cleric who became a martyr during the Spanish Civil War. He is also known as Jacinto Miguel García Riesco.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2007-10-28 by 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
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