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Blessed Luciano Verdejo Acuña

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

9-Jun

Born

26 October 1885 in Almeria Spain

Died

9 June 1938 in Turón, Granada Spain

Beatified

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

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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