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Blessed Juan Silverio Pérez Ruano

Also known as: Crispín of Cuevas de San Marcos

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

6-Aug

Born

27 December 1875 in Cuevas de San Marcos, Málaga, Spain

Died

6 August 1936 in Antequera, Málaga, Spain

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Venerated

27 March 2013 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Juan Silverio Pérez Ruano, also known as Crispín of Cuevas de San Marcos, was a Franciscan Capuchin monk who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 27 December 1875 in Cuevas de San Marcos, a small town in the province of Málaga, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

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