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Blessed Ricardo López Y López

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

August 8

Born

January 13, 1914

Died

August 8, 1936

Beatified

18 June 2022 by Pope Francis

Religious Order

Venerated

11 December 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Ricardo López Y López, a Dominican friar, was born on January 13, 1914, in Olmos de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain. He devoted his life to the service of God and entered the Dominican order, known for its commitment to preaching and scholarship.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2022-06-18 by 18 June 2022 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Cathedral of Santa María de la Sede, Sevilla, Spain, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro

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