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Blessed Octavia Iglesias Blanco
Blessed Octavia Iglesias Blanco

Blessed Octavia Iglesias Blanco

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

28-Oct

Born

30 November, 1894 in Astorga, León, Spain

Died

Shot around noon of 28 October 1936 in a field near Pola de Somiedo, Asturias, Spain; buried in a mass grave in the field near the site of execution; re-interred in Astorga, Spain in 1938; re-interred in the cathedral of Astorga in 1948

Beatified

29 May 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Santa María, Astorga, Spain

Venerated

11 June 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Octavia Iglesias Blanco, also known as Blessed Octavia, was a lay woman in the diocese of Astorga, Spain. She was born on 30 November 1894 in Astorga, a city in the province of León, Spain. Octavia dedicated her life to caring for others as a Red Cross nurse.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2021-05-29 by 29 May 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Santa María, Astorga, Spain
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