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Blessed Diego Balmaseda López

17 August

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Priest of the diocese of Córdoba, Spain, serving in the Cabeza de Buey community. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

27 August 1876 in Castuera, Badajoz, Spain

17 August 1936 in Zarza Capilla, Badajoz, Spain

23 November 2020 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

16 October 2021 by Pope Francis
beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Córdoba, Spain, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro

Additional Information

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

sites en français
- Le blog de samuelephrem

fonti in italiano
- Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Diego Balmaseda López“. CatholicSaints.Info. 29 June 2021. Web. 4 December 2021. <>