Blessed Rafael Perea Pinedo

Blessed Rafael Perea Pinedo, also known as Máximo, was a Redemptorist brother who dedicated his life to serving God. He was born on 24 August 1903 in Murita, a town in the province of Burgos, Spain. As a young man, Rafael felt a deep calling to religious life and joined the Redemptorist order on 27 February 1923, at the age of 19.