Blessed Sixto Alonso Helva
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
27-May
Born
1 February 1916 in Poago, Asturias, Spain
Died
27 May 1937 in Ventanielles, Asturias, Spain
Beatified
9 March 2019 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Cathedral of San Salvador, Oviedo, Spain, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
Venerated
7 November 2018 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Sixto Alonso Helva, born on 1 February 1916 in Poago, Asturias, Spain, was a devout seminarian of the archdiocese of Oviedo. He lived during a tumultuous period in Spanish history, marked by the unrest and violence of the Spanish Civil War.
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