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Blessed Luciano Verdejo Acuña

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

June 9

Born

October 26, 1885

Died

June 9, 1938

Beatified

25 March 2017 by Pope Francis

Venerated

14 June 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Luciano Verdejo Acuña was a married layman in the diocese of Almeria, Spain, who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on October 26, 1885, in Almeria, Spain, and lived a faithful and devoted life as a husband and father.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2017-03-25 by 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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