Blessed José María Ruiz Cardeñosa
Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
18-Aug
Born
26 July 1902 in Osuna, Seville, Spain
Died
18 August 1936 in Belalcázar, Córdoba, Spain
Beatified
13 October 2013 by Pope Francis
Venerated
1 July 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed José María Ruiz Cardeñosa, also known as Blessed José María of the Cross, was a Spanish Catholic Carmelite who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on July 26, 1902, in the town of Osuna, located in Seville, Spain.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis
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