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• 2 October

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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

Died

• shot on 2 October 1936 in Jaén, Spain

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Bartolomé Blanco Márquez“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 October 2015. Web. 12 July 2020. <>