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Charcoal Portrat Of Blessed Victor ChumillasFernández By Nachosan Based On A 1925 Photograph
Charcoal Portrat Of Blessed Victor ChumillasFernández By Nachosan Based On A 1925 Photograph

Blessed Victor Chumillasfernández

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

6 November (Acta Apostolicae Sedis); 16 August as one of the Martyrs of Balondillo

Born

28 July 1902 in Olmeda del Rey, Cuenca, Spain

Died

Shot on 16 August 1936 in Boca de Balondillo, Fuente el Fresno, Ciudad Real, Spain; buried in the village cemetery in Boca de Balondillo

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

19 December 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Victor Chumillasfernández, also known as Blessed Victor of Olmeda, was born on July 28, 1902, in Olmeda del Rey, Cuenca, Spain. He was the son of Alfonso and Catalina Chumillas-Fernández, devout and pious parents who raised six children in a strong Catholic environment. Victor was baptized just two days after his birth, marking the beginning of his lifelong spiritual journey.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2007-10-28 by 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Feast Days

November 6August 16
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