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Blessed Juan Otazua Y Madariaga
Blessed Juan Otazua Y Madariaga

Blessed Juan Otazua Y Madariaga

Also known as: Juan de Jesús y María

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

3 April; 6 November on some calendars

Born

8 February 1895 in Rigoitia, Vizcaya, Spain

Died

Shot at dawn on 3 April 1937 in the cemetery of Mancha Real, Jaén, Spain

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Juan Otazua y Madariaga, also known as Juan de Jesús y María, was a member of the Trinitarians and a devout Catholic priest. He was born on 8 February 1895 in Rigoitia, Vizcaya, Spain.


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