Saint Rafael Arnáiz Barón
Also known as
- María Rafael
Profile
An artistic young man, he studied architecture in Madrid, Spain. However, he felt a call to the religious life, and on 15 April 1934 Rafael became an oblate friar of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappist). Suffered from acute diabetes, a condition that forced him to leave the monastery three times, but each time, as soon as he was sufficiently healed, he returned to the monastic life.
Born
- 7 September 1989 by Pope John Paul II (decree on heroic virtues)
MLA Citation
- “Saint Rafael Arnáiz Barón“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 April 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <>