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Blessed Stanley Francis Rother
Blessed Stanley Francis Rother

Blessed Stanley Francis Rother

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

28-Jul

Born

27 March 1935 in Okarche, Oklahoma

Died

Shot at approximately 2am on 28 July 1981 in his rectory in Santiago Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala

Beatified

23 September 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Cox Convention Center, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerated

1 December 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Stanley Francis Rother, also known as Blessed Stanley Rother, was born on March 27, 1935, in Okarche, Oklahoma. He graduated from Mount Saint Mary's Seminary in Maryland and was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. One of his notable characteristics was his love for smoking a pipe.

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