Blessed Segundo Pérez Arias
Also known as: Ildefonso of Armellada
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
14-Aug
Born
2 May 1874 in Armellada, León, Spain
Died
14 August 1936 in Jove, Asturias, Spain
Beatified
13 October 2013 by Pope Francis
Venerated
27 March 2013 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Segundo Pérez Arias, also known as Ildefonso of Armellada, was a Franciscan Capuchin priest and martyr in the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 2 May 1874 in Armellada, León, Spain. As a young man, Segundo felt a deep calling to serve God and entered the Capuchin Franciscan Order.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis
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