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Priest’s strange death shocks Spanish city

Fr. Alfonso Benito López was found dead Tuesday, but friends kept getting text messages from him

Filipe d’Avillez
Jan 24, 2024
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When a friend came calling on Father Alfonso Benito López on Tuesday in the Old City of Valencia, the janitor of the building went looking for him, only to find the 80-year-old priest lying dead on his bed, in his pajamas. 

https://veryvalencia.com/images/guia/valencia-centro-historico.jpg
Old City, Valencia. Image via veryValencia.com.

With no signs of forced entry or of a struggle in the apartment, and no visible wound…

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