Leopold of Alpandeire
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Leopold of Alpandeire (Spanish: Leopoldo de Alpandeire) (24 June 1864 – 9 February 1956) – born Francisco Tomás de San Juan Bautista Márquez y Sánchez – was a Spanish Capuchin friar.[1] He spent most of his life in Granada where its people still remember and celebrate him as a model example of Christian life and virtue.[2] Devotion to this friar has spread considerably in southern Spain. He has been beatified in September 2010.
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Leopold of Alpandeire | |
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Born | (1864-06-24)24 June 1864 Alpandeire, Málaga, Spain |
Died | 9 February 1956(1956-02-09) (aged 91) Granada |
Beatified | 12 September 2010, Armilla Air Base, Armilla by Archbishop Angelo Amato |
Major shrine | Crypt of the Capuchin convent in Granada |
Feast | 9 February |
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