Blessed Manuel Fernándezherba Pereira

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

14-Aug

Born

30 September 1878 in Lisbon, Portugal

Died

14 August 1936 in El Picado, Almagro, Ciudad Real, Spain; relics enshrined in Seville, Spain

Beatified

18 June 2022 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Cathedral of Santa María de la Sede, Sevilla, Spain, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro

Venerated

11 December 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Manuel Fernándezherba Pereira, also known as Manuel Fernández Herbona, was born on September 30, 1878, in Lisbon, Portugal. He received his education at Piarist schools in Celanova, Spain, where he demonstrated a remarkable aptitude for the hard sciences. Later, he continued his studies at the seminary in Tuy, Spain.

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