Blessed Juan María Coca Gonzálezsaavedra
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
1-Aug
Born
24 December 1884 in Mairena del Alcor, Sevilla, Spain
Died
Shot on 1 August 1936 in the municipal cemetery in Lora del Río, Sevilla, Spain; buried at the site of the murder
Venerated
22 June 2023 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Juan María Coca Gonzálezsaavedra, also known as Blessed Juan María Coca, was born on 24 December 1884 in Mairena del Alcor, Sevilla, Spain. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Sevilla on 18 December 1909.
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