Pedro Poveda Castroverde
Spanish priest and educator
Died when: 61 years 238 days (739 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Pedro Poveda (born Pedro José Luis Francisco Javier Poveda Castroverde; 3 December 1874 – 28 July 1936) was a Spanish priest, humanitarian, educator and was a martyr saint.
He was the founder of the Teresian Association.His humanitarian-educational activity lasted for over 30 years, until his execution by persecutors of the Christian faith in 1936.
Poveda was beatified in 1993 and canonized in 2003; his feast day is 28 July.
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