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April 26 · Optional · White
St Rafael Arnáiz Barón
(1911–1938) Spanish architecture student who entered the Trappist abbey of San Isidro de Dueñas, forced out three times by acute diabetes and returning each time as a simple oblate. His notebooks on God's absence and sweetness rank with the mystics. He died at twenty-seven.
When is the feast of St Rafael Arnáiz Barón?
The feast is celebrated on April 26 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.
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When is the feast of St Rafael Arnáiz Barón?
The feast of St Rafael Arnáiz Barón is celebrated on April 26 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.
Who was St Rafael Arnáiz Barón?
(1911–1938) Spanish architecture student who entered the Trappist abbey of San Isidro de Dueñas, forced out three times by acute diabetes and returning each time as a simple oblate. His notebooks on God's absence and sweetness rank with the mystics. He died at…
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