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Blessed Rafael Alcocer Martínez
Blessed Rafael Alcocer Martínez

Blessed Rafael Alcocer Martínez

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

October 5

Born

October 29, 1889

Died

October 1, 5

Beatified

29 October 2016 by Pope Francis

Religious Order

Benedictine

Venerated

26 April 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Rafael Alcocer Martínez was born on October 29, 1889, in Madrid, Spain. He grew up in a devout Catholic family and felt a calling to religious life from a young age. After completing his education, he entered the Benedictine order and joined the Solesmes Congregation.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2016-10-29 by 29 October 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification con-celebrated in Madrid, Spain by Cardinal Angelo Amato, Archbishop Carlos Osorio, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco, Monsignor Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, Bishop Martin de Elizalde and Archbishop Renzo Fratini
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