Adrian Blanco
Feast: 15 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Venerable Adriano Blanco was a Mercedarian friar of admirable patience and gentleness, based at the convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli at El Puig, near Valencia. Struck by paralysis that kept him bedridden for thirty years, he bore all his sufferings patiently for the love of Christ, earning the nickname 'a new Job', and died in peace crowned with many virtues and heavenly gifts. His order commemorates him on 15 April.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
Mercedarian friar who bore thirty years of paralysis with patience, called a 'new Job'; commemorated 15 April.
Connected on this site
- Maria degli Angeli Venerable“Venerable Adriano Blanco was a Mercedarian friar of admirable patience and gentleness, based at the convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli at El Puig, near Valencia.” — this site's research
- Santi, beati e testimoni (santiebeati.it) - Venerabile Adriano Blanco
- Wikidata Q19601727 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.