Rafael Arnaiz Barón
Rafael Arnáiz Barón | |
|---|---|
| Religious | |
| Born | 9 April 1911 Burgos, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | 26 April 1938 (aged 27) Dueñas, Palencia, Second Spanish Republic |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 27 September 1992, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 11 October 2009, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Major shrine | Abbey of San Isidro de Dueñas |
| Feast | 26 April |
| Attributes | Trappist habit |
| Patronage | |
Rafael Arnáiz Barón, OCSO (9 April 1911 - 26 April 1938), also named María Rafael in religion, was a Spanish Trappist conventual oblate. He studied architecture in Madrid, but decided to cease his studies in favor of the religious life. This was often interrupted due to his struggle with type 1 diabetes and his being called for active military service. But these never hindered his religious call and he did as best as he could to deal with his diabetes through his constant life of reflection and writing on spiritual subjects in his letters.
He was beatified on 27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II and was canonized a saint of the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 October 2009.