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• 23 July

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Baptized at the age of 2 days. Salesian Brother, making his vows in Carabanchel Alto, Madrid, Spain on 16 July 1926. Head tailor for colleges in the La Coruna, Astudillo and Madrid in Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 31 October 1908 in San Martín de Ubierna, Burgos, Spain

Died

• shot on 23 July 1936 in Madrid, Spain

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Emilio Arce Díez“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 July 2015. Web. 9 December 2021. <>