
Blessed José Fernández De Henestrosa Boza
Feast Day
22-Sep
Born
1898 in Fuente Obejuna, Córdoba, Spain
Died
22 September 1936 in Fuente Obejuna, Córdoba, Spain
Beatified
16 October 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Córdoba, Spain, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
Venerated
23 November 2020 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed José Fernández De Henestrosa Boza, also known as José Fernández, was a married layman born in Fuente Obejuna, Córdoba, Spain, in 1898. He lived during a tumultuous period in Spanish history, known as the Spanish Civil War, which took place from 1936 to 1939.
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