Blessed Rafael Alcocer Martínez
Feast Day
5-Oct
Born
29 October 1889 in Madrid, Spain
Died
Shot on 5 October 1936 in La Elipa, Madrid, Spain; interred in the church of Our Lady of Montserrat, Madrid
Beatified
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
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
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