Leopold of Alpandeire, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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beatified Spanish Capuchin friar
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Place of Birth: Alpandeire, Andalusia, Spain
About Leopold of Alpandeire
- Blessed Leopold of Alpandeire (Spanish: Beato Leopoldo de Alpandeire) (24 June 1864 – 9 February 1956) - born Francisco Tomás de San Juan Bautista Márquez y Sánchez - was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
- His life is not distinguished for spectacular works but rather for the humble and simple life in which he led his life as well as for his kindness - in particular towards the most deprived persons.
- 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.The cause for his canonization commenced in 1982 when he was made a Servant of God and he was later named as Venerable on 15 March 2008.
- Archbishop Angelo Amato presided over his beatification on 12 September 2010 on the behalf of Pope Benedict XVI.
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