Fernando Rielo

Fernando Rielo Pardal (28 August 1923 – 6 December 2004) was a Catholic mystical poet, philosopher, author, metaphysician, and founder of a Catholic religious institute. Rielo founded a school of metaphysical thought known as the genetic metaphysics of Fernando Rielo and a foundation called the Fernando Rielo Foundation. The foundation awards the Fernando Rielo World Prize for Mystical Poetry annually. The religious congregation founded by Rielo is called the Idente Missionaries of Christ the Redeemer.

The Idente Missionaries were founded in 1959 on the island of Tenerife, Spain. Rielo is an author of many books and works, mostly Spanish, and is translated into other languages, including English.