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Blessed Manuel Montilla Cañete

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

24-Jul

Born

16 January 1919 in Puente Gentil, Córdoba, Spain

Died

24 July 1936 in Puente Genil, Córdoba, Spain

Beatified

16 October 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Córdoba, Spain, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro

Venerated

23 November 2020 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Manuel Montilla Cañete was a dedicated seminarian of the diocese of Córdoba, Spain. He was born on January 16, 1919, in Puente Gentil, a small town in Córdoba. Blessed Manuel's life was tragically cut short when he was martyred during the Spanish Civil War on July 24, 1936, in Puente Genil, Córdoba.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2021-10-16 by 16 October 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Córdoba, Spain, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
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