Vicente Garrido Pastor

Vicente Garrido Pastor (12 November 1896 - 16 April 1975) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Secular Institute of the Workers of the Cross. Garrido served as a parish priest and teacher before becoming the canon for the Valencia Cathedral where he often spent long hours listening to confessions. He was also a sought after spiritual director with priests and married couples going to see him for consultation. Garrido founded his order in 1934 with the aim of Christian sanctification for all people with a particular emphasis on the role of women in the Church.

The beatification process for Garrido opened in Valencia in 1989; on 14 June 2016 Pope Francis acknowledged his heroic virtue and named him as venerable. Provided by Wikipedia