Blessed Modesto Vegas y Vegas Biography
Blessed Modesto Vegas y Vegas Profile. Born: February 24, 1912 in Spain, Europe. Worked in Spain. Died: July 27, 1936 in Can Moncada, Llisá de Munt, Barcelona, Spain. Feast Day is celebrated on July 27.
Blessed Modesto Vegas y Vegas Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth | February 24, 1912 |
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Country of Birth | Spain in Europe |
Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Priests |
Profession | Priest |
Place of Work | Spain |
Date of Death | July 27, 1936 |
Place of Death | Can Moncada, Llisá de Munt, Barcelona, Spain |
Feast Day | July 27 |
Beatification | Beatified by Pope John Paul II |
Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
Patron Saint of | N/A |
Blessed Modesto Vegas y Vegas Biography
Blessed Modesto Vegas y Vegas, he joined the Franciscan Monastery in Granollers, Spain in 1929 as a novitiate of the Minorite Convention. Studied at the seminary in Osimo, Italy, where he was ordained in 1934 for preaching and devotion to the confessional. Captured, beaten and martyred in the Spanish Civil War for the offense of being a priest.
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