Blessed Bartolomé Blanco Márquez
Profile
Young layman in the diocese of Córdoba, Spain. His mother died with the boy was three, his father when Bartolome was 12. Raised by his uncles and local Salesian brothers, he was recognized in his youth as a natural leader. Member of Catholic Action. Catechist. Member of the Salesian Cooperators. Social worker, noted for his mastery of Church teachings on social doctrine. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
- 25 November 1914 in Pozoblanco, Córdoba, Spain
- 26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Bartolomé Blanco Márquez“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 October 2015. Web. 24 January 2021. <>