Blessed Mateo Despóns Tena

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

13-Aug

Born

5 April 1884 in at San Mateo, Maestrazgo, Castellón, Spain

Died

13 August 1936 in Maestrazgo, Castellón, Spain

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Venerated

27 March 2013 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Mateo Despóns Tena was a Catholic priest and a member of the Diocesan Laborer Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He was born on April 5, 1884, in San Mateo, Maestrazgo, Castellón, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

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