Blessed Robustiano Mata Ubierna
Also known as: Brother Bienvenido
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
December 4
Born
May 24, 1908
Died
December 4, 1936
Beatified
3 October 2015 by Pope Francis
Biography
Blessed Robustiano Mata Ubierna, also known as Brother Bienvenido, was a Trappist novice who became a martyr during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 24 May 1908 in Celadilla Sotobrín, a small town in Burgos, Spain. Despite his young age, Robustiano felt a strong calling to the religious life and subsequently joined the Trappist Monastery in Santander, Cantabria.