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Blessed Ricardo Atanes Castro

Blessed

Martyr

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

14 August; 6 November as one of the Vincentian Martyrs

Born

5 August 1875 in Cualedro, Orense, Spain

Died

14 August 1936 in Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Venerated

5 July 2013 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Ricardo Atanes Castro, also known as Blessed Ricardo Castro, was a Vincentian priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on August 5, 1875, in Cualedro, a town in the province of Orense, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Feast Days

August 14 November 6

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