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Rafael Arnaiz Barón
Spanish saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1911-1938)
SaintResearchedSpainOrder of Cistercians of the Strict ObservancePost-1588
Feast: 27 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1911
Died
1938
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
—
not on record
Who they were
In the monastery of Saint Isidore of Dueñas in Spain, Blessed Rafael Arnaiz Barón, religious of the Cistercian Order, who, struck by a grave illness while still a novice, bore his frail health with unflagging patience, always trusting in God.
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 26 April as a Cistercian who, struck by grave illness as a novice, bore it with patience, always trusting in God.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q639347 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Rafael Arnaiz Barón (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.