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Blessed Rafaela Ybarra Arambarri De Villalonga
Blessed Rafaela Ybarra Arambarri De Villalonga

Blessed Rafaela Ybarra Arambarri De Villalonga

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

23-Feb

Born

16 January 1843 in Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain

Died

23 February 1900 in Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain

Beatified

30 September 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

16 March 1970 by Pope Paul VI (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Rafaela Ybarra Arambarri De Villalonga was born on January 16, 1843, in Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain, into a wealthy and pious family. Her parents, Gutiérrez de Cabiedes and Rosaria de Arambarri y Mancebo, instilled in her a deep religious faith from an early age. Rafaela demonstrated her piety by making her first Communion at the tender age of 11 and frequently engaging in long meditations on the suffering of Christ.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1984-09-30 by 30 September 1984 by Pope John Paul II

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