Francisco Gárate Aranguren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain
About Francisco Gárate Aranguren
- Francisco Gárate Aranguren (3 February 1857 - 9 September 1929) was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious of the Jesuit order.
- Aranguren served as an 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 health took a sharp decline from the age of 72 and continued until his death not long after.
- 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.
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