Ceferino Giménez Malla (also known as El Pelé the Strong One or the Brave One; August 26 1861 — August 8 1936) was a Spanish Gypsy a Roman Catholic catechist and activist for Spanish Romani causes considered the patron saint of Romani people in Roman Catholicism. A victim of the Spanish Republican militias during the Civil War Ceferino Giménez Malla was beatified on May 4 1997; May 4 is also his feast day.
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