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Blessed Santiago Mestre Iborra
Blessed Santiago Mestre Iborra

Blessed Santiago Mestre Iborra

Also known as: Father Santiago of Rafelbuñol

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

29-Sep

Born

10 April 1909 in Rafelbuñol, Valencia, Spain

Died

28 September 1936 in Rafelbuñol, Valencia, Spain; body dumped in a mass grave in the Massamagrell cemetery; re-interred in Rafelbuñol; relics enshrined in the chapel of the Capuchin Martyrs at the convent of the Maddalena in Massamagrell

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Santiago Mestre Iborra, also known as Father Santiago of Rafelbuñol, was born on 10 April 1909 in Rafelbuñol, Valencia, Spain. He was the seventh of nine children born to Onofre Mestre and Mercedes Iborra. Santiago was baptized just two days after his birth and showed early signs of piety and devotion.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2001-03-11 by 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II
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