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Blessed Santiago De Prado Fernández

Also known as: Brother Mateo

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

30-Jul

Born

25 July 1907 in La Mata de Monteagudo, León, Spain

Died

30 July 1936 in Miguelturra, Ciudad Real, Spain

Venerated

11 December 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Santiago De Prado Fernández, also known as Brother Mateo, was a Dominican friar who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on July 25, 1907, in La Mata de Monteagudo, León, Spain. Santiago displayed a strong devotion to his Catholic faith from a young age, and this led him to join the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominican Order.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
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