Blessed Pio Ruiz De La Torre

Also known as: Blessed Buenaventura Pio

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

September 1

Born

July 9, 1909

Died

September 1, 1936

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Religious Order

Christian Brothers

Venerated

28 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Pio Ruiz De La Torre, also known as Blessed Buenaventura Pio, was a member of the Christian Brothers and a martyr in the Spanish Civil War. He was born on July 9, 1909, in Freno de Rodilla, Burgos, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in Tarragona, Spain

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