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Blessed Jesús Moreno Ruiz
Blessed Jesús Moreno Ruiz

Blessed Jesús Moreno Ruiz

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

29-Sep

Born

13 January 1915 in Osorno, Palencia, 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 Jesús Moreno Ruiz, also known as Jesús Moreno Ruiz de la Puerta, was born on 13 January 1915 in Osorno, Palencia, Spain. He joined the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and made his religious profession in 1934.

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