Blessed Manuel López Álvarez
Feast Day
20-Aug
Born
26 March 1881 in Mairena, Granada, Spain
Died
Shot, dragged to a pit, and then his skull crushed with a gravedigger‘s tool on 20 August 1936 at the cemetery in Berja, Almeria, Spain; buried in a mass grave in Berja with other murdered Catholics
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 Manuel López Álvarez, also known as Father Manuel López Álvarez, was born on 26 March 1881 in Mairena, Granada, Spain. He was born into a humble peasant family and was baptized on the day of his birth. From an early age, Manuel displayed a deep sense of faith and a calling to serve God.
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