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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.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2019-03-09 by 9 March 2019 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Cathedral of San Salvador, Oviedo, Spain, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
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