Saint Gregorio Díez Blanco Biography
Saint Gregorio Díez Blanco Profile. Born: 1 October 1913 in Spain, Europe. Worked in France. Died: 15 February 1937 in Barcelona, Spain. Feast Day is celebrated on February 15.
Saint Gregorio Díez Blanco Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death |
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| Date of Birth | 1 October 1913 |
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| Country of Birth | Spain in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Not Married |
| Profession | N/A |
| Place of Work | France |
| Date of Death | 15 February 1937 |
| Place of Death | Barcelona, Spain |
| Feast Day | February 15 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Francis on 10 November 2018 |
| Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Biography
Blessed Gregorio Díez Blanco was baptized on the day he was born and later confirmed in 1903. As a young man, he moved to Barcelona where he worked before marrying Paulina Diez Anidobro and had four children. Paulina died soon after on 24 March 1930 and his sister, Blessed Camila Diez Blanco moved in to help raise the children.
He was a close ally of Blessed Eliseo Moradillo Garcia and when the Spanish Civil war began, he hosted any religious who were hiding from the anti-Catholic regime. He even tried to rescue some arrested Christians which caught the attention of the regime leading to his arrest and martyrdom together with Eliseo and Camila.
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