Francisco Gárate Aranguren
Blessed Francisco Gárate Aranguren SJ | |
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| Born | 3 February 1857 Azpeitia, Guipúzcoa, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | 9 September 1929 (aged 72) Deusto, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Kingdom of Spain |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 6 October 1985, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 9 September |
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Francisco Gárate Aranguren, SJ (3 February 1857 - 9 September 1929) was a Spanish Catholic professed religious of the Jesuit order. Aranguren served as a nurse after receiving his qualification in 1877 and became noted for his encouragement and his tender care to the needs of students in his care.
His funeral saw students place rosaries and crucifixes on his coffin for his posthumous blessing. His reputation for personal holiness led to calls for his beatification cause to commence and Pope John Paul II beatified him on 6 October 1985 in Saint Peter's Square.