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Blessed Emiliano Martínez De La Pera Alava

Also known as: Brother Lorenzo Santiago

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

November 18

Born

August 8, 1913

Died

November 18, 1936

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Religious Order

Christian Brothers

Venerated

16 December 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Emiliano Martínez De La Pera Alava, also known as Brother Lorenzo Santiago, was a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 8 August 1913 in Huerto de Arriba, Alava, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2007-10-28 by 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

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