Blessed Santiago De Prado Fernández

Blessed Santiago De Prado Fernández, also known as Brother Mateo, was a Dominican friar who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on July 25, 1907, in La Mata de Monteagudo, León, Spain. Santiago displayed a strong devotion to his Catholic faith from a young age, and this led him to join the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominican Order.