Blessed Melchor Rodríguez Villastrigo
Also known as: Father Melchor of the Holy Spirit
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
24-Sep
Born
28 January 1899 in Laguna de Negrillos, León, Spain
Died
24 September 1936 in Cuenca, Spain
Beatified
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Melchor Rodríguez Villastrigo, also known as Father Melchor of the Holy Spirit, was a Trinitarian priest who became a martyr during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on January 28, 1899, in Laguna de Negrillos, León, Spain.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2007-10-28 by 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
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