Ceferino Giménez Malla
Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla | |
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Ceferino Giménez Malla between 1910 and 1920 | |
| Born | 26 August 1861 Fraga, Huesca Province, Spain |
| Died | 9 August 1936 (aged 74) Barbastro, Huesca Province, Spain |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 May 1997 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | May 4 |
| Patronage | Romani people |
Ceferino Giménez Malla (also known as El Pelé, "the Strong One", or "the Brave One"; 26 August 1861 – 9 August 1936) was a Spanish Romani Catholic catechist and activist. A victim of the Republican militias during the Spanish Civil War, Giménez Malla was beatified on 4 May 1997, now his feast day. He is the patron of Romani people.