Blessed Juan Aguilar Donis
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
3-Sep
Born
1 June 1886 in Amusco de Campos, Palencia, Spain
Died
Shot in the early morning hours of 3 September 1936 in Pozo de La Lagarta, Tabernas, Almería, Spain
Venerated
11 December 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Juan Aguilar Donis, often referred to as Blessed Juan, was a Dominican friar and Catholic martyr. He was born on June 1, 1886, in Amusco de Campos, Palencia, Spain. After completing his studies in philosophy and theology in Almagro, Spain, he was ordained as a priest in 1913.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
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