Blessed Pedro Rivera Y Rivera
Also known as: Candido
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 1
Born
September 3, 1912
Died
September 1, 6
Biography
Blessed Pedro Rivera Y Rivera, also known as Candido, was born on 3 September 1912 in Villacreces, in the diocese of Leon, Spain. He entered the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual and took the name Pedro upon joining the order. Pedro made his novitiate in Granollers, Spain, and later pursued his theological studies in Osimo, Italy.