Ángel Francisco Bocos Hernández
Angel Francisco Bocos Hernández OMI (born January 27, 1883 in Ruijas , † November 28, 1936 in Paracuellos de Jarama ) was a Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary .
Life
On December 31, 1900, he began his novitiate in the Oblate Community. In 1901 he was able to take his first and in 1907 his perpetual vows . He subsequently lived in various Oblate monasteries in Italy, France and Spain. In 1929 he was transferred to the study house in Pozuelo . He and his confreres were arrested by armed militias on July 22nd, 1936 during the Spanish Civil War , but were released on July 25th. He was arrested again on October 15, 1936, and executed on November 28, along with twelve of his confreres.
The beatification of the 22 Spanish martyrs of the Oblates, including Angel Francisco Bocos Hernández, took place on December 17, 2011 in the Cathedral of Madrid .
The canonized wafers are: Francisco Esteban Lacal , Vicente Blanco Guadilla, José Vega Riaño, Juan Antonio Pérez Mayo, Gregorio Escobar García, Juan José Caballero Rodríguez, Justo Gil Pardo, Manuel Gutiérrez Martín, Cecilio Vega Domínguez, Publvorio Rodríguez Polvorinos Rodríguez , Juan Pedro Cotillo Fernández, José Guerra Andrés, Justo González Llorente, Serviliano Riaño Herrero, Pascual Aláez Medina, Daniel Gómez Lucas, Clemente Rodríguez Tejerina, Justo Fernández González, Ángel Francisco Bocos Fernándando, Eleuterio Prado Villarroel and Marcelo Villarroel .
Web links
- Page of the general postulation of the oblates
- Post about Angel Francisco Bocos Hernández in the blog about the Spanish martyrs
- Francisco Esteban Lacal and Companions: Biography in the ec. Lexicon of saints
- Detailed report of the beatification
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| SURNAME | Hernández, Angel Francisco Bocos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Martyr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ruijas |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1936 |
| Place of death | Paracuellos de Jarama |