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Blessed José Blanco Salgado

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

July 21

Born

November 10, 1892

Died

July 21, 1936

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Religious Order

Venerated

26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed José Blanco Salgado, also known as José Salgado Blanco, was a devoted Friar in the Salesians of Don Bosco who met a martyr's fate during the turbulent period of the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 10 November 1892 in the village of Souto-San Bartolomé de Ganade, located in the province of Orense, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2007-10-28 by 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

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