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Blessed Manuel Gómez Contioso

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

September 24

Born

March 13, 1877

Died

September 24, 1936

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Religious Order

Salesian

Venerated

26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Manuel Gómez Contioso, born on March 13, 1877, in Higuera de la Sierra, Huelva, Spain, dedicated his life to the priesthood and became a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. His unwavering faith and commitment to his vocation led him to martyrdom during the Spanish Civil War.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2007-10-28 by 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

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