Christian feast day: Rafael Arnáiz Barón

Rafael Arnaiz Barón

Spanish saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1911–1938)

Rafael Arnáiz Barón, OCSO, also named María Rafael in religion, was a Spanish Trappist conventual oblate. He studied architecture in Madrid, but decided to cease his studies in favor of the religious life. This was often interrupted due to his struggle with type 1 diabetes and…