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Blessed José Del Amo Y Del Amo
Blessed José Del Amo Y Del Amo

Blessed José Del Amo Y Del Amo

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

29-Sep

Born

12 June 1916 in Pumarejo de Tera, Zamora, 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 José Del Amo Y Del Amo, also known as Blessed José Del Amo, was born on 12 June 1916 in Pumarejo de Tera, a small town in Zamora, Spain. He was a devoted member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, joining the religious congregation and making his profession at the young age of 16 in 1932.

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