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    November 6: Blessed Vincentian Martyrs of Spain, 1936 (Complete List)

    by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 3, 2023 | Formation | 2 comments

    Sources: cmglobal.org, hdlcecuador.com, Vincentian Encyclopedia

    Our martyrs confessed Jesus Christ before they died and forgave the persecutors with an uncompromising adherence to the Catholic faith. They were shot, burnt or quartered for being followers of Jesus Christ and continuers of his mission. Let us pray for their intercession, courage and strength to be strong witnesses to the Faith in our world.

    cmglobal.org

    Here they are by name. Each one is a link to their picture and biography. (Many of the articles are in English but some are only in Spanish and have not been translated yet.)

    Download this list as a Word Document

    First group: Beatified on October 13, 2013 in Tarragona (42 souls)

    14 from the Congregation of the Mission, 27 Daughters of Charity, and one Daughter of Mary.

    From the Congregation of the Mission

    Fr. Fortunato Velasco Tobar
    Fr. Leoncio Pérez Nebreda
    Bro. Luis Aguirre Bilbao
    Fr. Antonio Carmaniú y Mercader
    Fr. Ireneo Rodríguez González
    Fr. Gregorio Cermeño Barceló
    Fr. Vicente Vilumbrales Fuente
    Bro. Narciso Pascual Pascual
    Fr. Tomás Pallarés Ibáñez
    Bro. Salustiano González Crespo
    Fr. Amado García Sánchez
    Fr. Andrés Avelino Gutiérrez Moral
    Fr. Ricardo Atanes Castro
    Fr. Pelayo José Granado Prieto.

    From the Daughters of Charity:

    Sister Melchora Adoración Cortés Bueno
    Sister María Severina Díaz-Pardo Gauna
    Sister María Dolores Barroso Villaseñor
    Sister Estefanía Saldaña Mayoral
    Sister Maria Asunción Mayoral Peña
    Sister Dolores Úrsula Caro Martín
    Sister Concepción Pérez Giral
    Sister Andrea Calle González
    Sister Modesta Moro Briz
    Sister Pilar Isabel Sánchez Suárez
    Sister Josefa Gironés Arteta
    Sister Lorenza Díaz Bolaños
    Sister Gaudencia Benavides Herrero
    Sister Juana Pérez Abascal
    Sister Ramona Cao Fernández
    Sister Josefa Martínez Pérez
    Sister Martina Vázquez Gordo
    Sister Josefa Laborra Goyeneche
    Sister Carmen Rodríguez Banazal
    Sister María del Pilar Nalda Franco
    Sister Estefanía Irisarri Irigaray
    Sister Isidora Izquierdo García
    Sister Joaquina Rey Aguirre
    Sister Victoria Arregui Guinea
    Sister Maria del Rosario Ciércoles y Gascón
    Sister Micaela Hernán Martínez
    Sister Maria Luisa Bermúdez Ruiz

    Daughter of Mary:

    Dolores Broseta Bonet

    Second group: Beatified: November 11, 2017 in Madrid. (60 souls)

    Pope Francis beatified 60 Vincentian martyrs. There were 40 Vincentian missionaries (C.M.) (24 priests and 16 brothers), 2 Daughters of Charity, 13 lay people belonging to Vincentian associations such as the Vincentian Marian Youth, and 5 diocesan priests who were leaders or advisors for these associations. Here they are listed by location:

    Martyrs of Vallecas

    Martyrs of Canillas

    Martyrs of Madrid

    Martyrs of Hortaleza

    Martyr of Vicálvaro

    Martyrs of Paracuellos

    Martyrs of Aravaca

    Martyrs of Barcelona

    Martyrs of Figueras

    Martyrs of Valencia

    Martyr of Silla

    Martyrs of Totana

    Martyrs of Cartagena

    Martyr of Jumilla

    Martyrs of Archena


    Reflection and testimony

    [The persons who were beatified] are honored as the fruit of the social and political disturbances of the 1930’s but in no way should they be called “the martyrs of the civil war”. The civil war was the social/political context which resulted in the death of the majority of these individuals, but they are the victims, not of the civil war but of a religious persecution … two totally distinct concepts. They were killed in odium fidei, as a result of the hatred of the Catholic faith.

    Teodoro Barquín Franco

    Here is one example of the events that were taking place, from the profile of one of the martyrs, Blessed Francisco Roselló Hernández, a layman who was President of the Children of Mary (today, the Vincentian Marian Youth):

    On Monday, July 20, 1936, the Daughters of Charity were suddenly thrown out of the House of Mercy. Once Roselló found out, he managed to overtake the cars that were taking them under guard outside the town, say goodbye to Sister Francisca, and receive the last instructions for the congregants. After that he was subject to persecution, just as Mr. Pedro Gambín had been a few hours before.

    They arrested him at his home on the 22nd and kept him incommunicado, probably at the Marist school, until October 7, when he was admitted to the San Antón prison.

    They searched his home and found a medal of the Virgin of Charity, a scapular and sixteen “religious cards” and he himself had confirmed his active membership in the Association of Children of Mary… They described him as a “sectarian of religious organizations” and immediately submitted the case to the special judge of Murcia, the same one who a few days before had sentenced three members of the Association to death.

    Here the dirty game began, because the special judge, who normally has a few hours to decide on the prisoner, took 6 months to issue his order… Francisco Roselló was killed without waiting for judicial action along with the congregant Isidro Juan Martínez.

    – translated from the website of the Daughters of Charity of Ecuador

    2 Comments

    1. Thank You very much for this publication, I pray that I and my Brothers and Sisters Vincentians may have the same courage as required of us.
      Thank You

      • You’re welcome, James. This information was scattered across different websites. It’s more convenient to have the whole list in one place!

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