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Blessed Marceliano Alonso Santamaría

13 August

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Member of the Claretians. Priest. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

18 June 1906 in Grañón, Logroño, Spain

13 August 1936 in Alboraya, Valencia, Spain

21 December 2016 by Pope Francis

21 October 2017 by Pope Francis
beatification recognition celebrated in the Basilica of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Additional Information

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MLA Citation

“Blessed Marceliano Alonso Santamaría“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 October 2017. Web. 13 May 2021. <>