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Buenaventura Rodríguez Bollo
Franciscan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
16 October 2021
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Buenaventura Rodríguez Bollo, in the world Lucas, was a professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor, born on 18 October 1895, and suffered martyrdom on 31 July 1936. He was beatified on 16 October 2021 by Pope Francis among Juan Elías Medina and 126 companions of the diocese of Córdoba.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was put to death in hatred of the faith during the persecution of the Church in Spain.
Connected on this site
- Juan Elías Medina Blessed“He was beatified on 16 October 2021 by Pope Francis among Juan Elías Medina and 126 companions of the diocese of Córdoba.” — this site's research
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 16 October 2021
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 113 (2021), p. 854 - decree on martyrdom
- Wikidata R6235ce19 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.