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Martyred Augustinians of Madrid

Saint

Martyr

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

28-Nov

Died

28 November 1936 in Paracuellos de Jarama, Madrid, Spain

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

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Biography

The Martyred Augustinians of Madrid, also known as the Augustinian Martyrs of Paracuellos, were a group of twelve priests and friars who were martyred together during the Spanish Civil War. Their names were Avelino Rodríguez Alonso, Balbino Villaroel y Villaroel, Benito Alcalde González, Bernardino Álvarez Melcón, José Peque Iglesias, Juan Baldajos Pérez, Lucinio Ruiz Valtierra, Manuel Álvarez Rego, Marcos Pérez Andrés, Sabino Rodrigo Fierro, Samuel Pajares García, and Senén García González.

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