Blessed Virgilio Edreira Mosquera

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

September 29

Born

November 27, 1909

Died

September 29, 1936

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Religious Order

Salesian

Venerated

26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Virgilio Edreira Mosquera was a devoted member of the Salesians of Don Bosco and a martyr of the Spanish Civil War. He is honored for his unwavering faith and his ultimate sacrifice in defending his beliefs.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

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