Martyrs of La Tejera
Saint
Martyr
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 18
Died
August 18, 1936
Beatified
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Biography
The Martyrs of La Tejera, also known as the Blessed Abilio Sáiz López, Blessed Celestino José Alonso Villar, Blessed Gregorio Díez Pérez, and Blessed Santiago Franco Mayo, were four Dominican priests and a friar who suffered martyrdom together during the Spanish Civil War....