Blessed Santiago Vega Ponce
Also known as: Brother Pedro
Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
20-Sep
Born
25 July 1902 in Mayorga , Valladolid, Spain
Died
20 September 1936 in Sama, Langreo, Asturias, Spain
Beatified
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Santiago Vega Ponce, also known as Brother Pedro, was a Dominican friar who was martyred in the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 25 July 1902 in Mayorga, Valladolid, Spain, and later died on 20 September 1936 in Sama, Langreo, Asturias, Spain.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2007-10-28 by 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
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