Fernando Olmedo Reguera
Spanish Catholic priest (1873–1936)
Feast: 2 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Fernando Olmedo Reguera (10 January 1873 – 12 August 1936), also known as Fernando of Santiago, was a Spanish friar and victim of the Spanish Civil War. At the outbreak of war in 1936, Reguera was forced to leave his convent and was arrested, imprisoned, and beaten by Republican forces. Refusing to reveal penitents' confessions, he was then tried by a popular tribunal and sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad. On 13 October 2013, Fernando was beatified by Pope Francis in Tarragona.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Santi, beati e testimoni - BeatoFernando da Santiago (Fernando Olmedo Reguera) — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: BeatoFernando da Santiago (Fernando Olmedo Reguera) - Sacerdote Cappuccino, martire | Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spagna, 10 gennaio 18
- Wikidata Q26971133 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Fernando Olmedo Reguera (CC BY-SA)
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