Padre Antonio Fernandez

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Yesterday at 07:00 (local time), in the Marqués University Hospital of Valdecilla at Santander (Cantabria, Spain), has returned to the Father our brother FR ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ DE ARRÓYABE PÉREZ 79 years of age, 64 of Pauline life, 54 of religious profession, 51 of priesthood Fr Antonio, fifth among seven brothers, was born at Lagrán (Álava, Spain), on 4 February 1934. One of his sisters is a Nun in the Mercedaries Sisters of Charity. Fr. Antonio entered in the Congregation in the community of Zalla (Vizcaya) on 12 September 1948: Here while treading the first steps of Pauline life and mission, he carried out his studies, especially that of philosophy. On 7 September 1957, he started his Novitiate at Coslada (Madrid), for the first time in this place, and made his first religious profession on 8 September 1958. Then he continued his Theology in Rome where he made his perpetual profession on 8 September 1961 and was ordained priest on 1 July 1962