Biography
Wenceslao Pedernera (1936–1976) was a vineyard worker in Mendoza, Argentina, an organizer for the Catholic rural movement, and a collaborator of Bishop Enrique Angelelli. He was assassinated during the military dictatorship. Recognized as a martyr by the Catholic Church, he was beatified on April 27, 2019, in La Rioja, Argentina, by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu.
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Patronages
- peasant families of la rioja(situation)
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