Blessed Tomás Alonso Sanjuán

Blessed

Martyr

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

31-Aug

Born

13 March 1893 in Vitigudino, Salamanca, Spain

Died

31 August 1936 in Málaga, Spain

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Tomás Alonso Sanjuán, also known as Blessed Tomás Sanjuán Alonso, was a Salesian priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 13 March 1893 in Vitigudino, a town in Salamanca, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

Books & Resources

Hagiography Circle, http://newsaints.faithweb.com/martyrs/MSPC15.htm

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