
Blessed Valeriano Rodríguez García
Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
3-Dec
Born
10 June 1906 in Villaviciosa de San Miguel, León, Spain
Died
3 December 1936 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Beatified
3 October 2015 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the cathedral of Santander, Spain, Cardinal Angelo Amato principal celebrant
Venerated
22 January 2015 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Valeriano Rodríguez García was a Trappist priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on June 10, 1906, in Villaviciosa de San Miguel, León, Spain.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2015-10-03 by 3 October 2015 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the cathedral of Santander, Spain, Cardinal Angelo Amato principal celebrant
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