Blessed Victor Emilio MoscosoCárdenas

Blessed Victor Emilio Moscosocárdenas

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

4-May

Born

21 April 1846 in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

Died

Shot twice on 4 May 1897 in Riobamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador; the killers tried to stage the scene so it looked like Father Victor had been armed and was shot in combat

Beatified

16 November 2019 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Estadio Olímpico, Riobamba, Ecuador with Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu the chief celebrant

Venerated

12 February 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Victor Emilio Moscosocárdenas, also known as Father Victor, was born on April 21, 1846, in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador. He was baptized just six days after his birth, receiving the sacrament of initiation into the Catholic Church.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2019-11-16 by 16 November 2019 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Estadio Olímpico, Riobamba, Ecuador with Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu the chief celebrant