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Venerable
Andrea Filomeno García Acosta
1800–1853
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Venerable
2016
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Professed lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor; for most of his life he served as an alms-collector, using this humble task to evangelize and to offer a word of comfort and hope. His example drew many souls to God, bringing about numerous conversions.
Translated from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
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1800Born in Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain)
1853Died
2016Declared Venerable by Pope Francis
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Born
1800
Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain)
Died
1853
Venerable
8 July 2016
Decree of Pope Francis
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