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Blessed José Fernández De Henestrosa Boza

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

September 22

Died

September 22, 1936

Beatified

16 October 2021 by Pope Francis

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.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2021-10-16 by 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

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