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Blessed Olga PérezMonteserín Núñez
Blessed Olga PérezMonteserín Núñez

Blessed Olga Pérezmonteserín Núñez

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

28-Oct

Born

16 March 1913 in Paris, France

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 Olga Pérezmonteserín Núñez was a lay woman in the diocese of Astorga, Spain, who dedicated her life to serving others as a Red Cross nurse. She was born on 16 March 1913 in Paris, France, and later moved to Spain.

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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