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Álvaro de Córdoba
Dominican
BlessedResearchedCrown of CastileDominican Order
Feast: 19 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1350
Died
1420
Beatified
22 September 1741
unverified
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
At Córdoba in Andalusia in Spain, commemoration of Blessed Álvaro, priest of the Order of Preachers, distinguished for his preaching and his contemplation of the Passion of Christ.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 19 February as a Dominican priest noted for preaching and contemplation of Christ's Passion.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2777694 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Álvaro of Córdoba (Dominican) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.