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Valentín Palencia
BlessedSpain
Feast: 15 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1871
Died
1937
Beatified
23 April 2016
unverified
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Catholic priest; born in Burgos; died in Ruiloba.
The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Donato Rodríguez Blessed“He was killed in 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, with the priest Valentín Palencia Marquina and three other young laymen of the college Don Palencia had founded; their only fault, the Dicastery says, was wanting to defend the faith and share the fate of their father, teacher and friend.” — this site's research
- Emilio Huidobro Blessed“He was killed in 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, with the priest Valentín Palencia Marquina and three other young laymen of the college Don Palencia had founded; their only fault, the Dicastery says, was wanting to defend the faith and share the fate of their father, teacher and friend.” — this site's research
- Germán García García Blessed“Germán García García was born at Villanueva de Argaño on 30 October 1912 and volunteered as a teacher at the college founded by Don Valentín Palencia.” — this site's research
- Zacarías Cuesta Blessed“He was killed in 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, with the priest Valentín Palencia Marquina and three other young laymen of the college Don Palencia had founded; their only fault, the Dicastery says, was wanting to defend the faith and share the fate of their father, teacher and friend.” — this site's research
Sources
- Wikidata Q23902140 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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