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Blessed Vidal Ruiz Vallejo

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

6-Sep

Born

6 November 1892 in Carrión de los Condes, Palencia, Spain

Died

6 September 1936 in Piles, Gijón, Spain

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Vidal Ruiz Vallejo was an Augustinian priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 6 November 1892 in Carrión de los Condes, Palencia, Spain. Blessed Vidal dedicated his life to the service of God and the Catholic Church, eventually becoming an ordained priest.

Cause for Canonization

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

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