BLESSED MARTYRS

OF ALMERIA
 Brother José Cecilio Rodríguez González
 Brother Amalio Zariquiegui Mendoza

 Brother Valerio Bernardo Herrero

Martínez
 Brother Edmigio Primo Rodríguez

 Brother Evencio Ricardo Alonso Uyarra

 Brother Aurelio María Villalón Acebrón

 Brother Teodomiro Joaquin Sáiz Sáiz

Blessed Martyrs of Almeria 1936

(November 16)
 Shortlyafter the outbreak of the Spanish
Civil War in 1936, the Popular Front in the
Province of Almería gave orders to arrest
all enemies of the revolution, especially
priests and religious.
 Fiveof the Brothers were arrested at their
school, two were taken prisoner in the
street while on their way to mail letters
to their families. Along with many others,
including two bishops, these prisoners
were confined in a series of makeshift
prisons, where they were subjected to
privation, mistreatment and ridicule.
 On the night of August 29, the two
bishops, along with 15 others, were taken
to an isolated spot where they were lined
up and shot. 
 On the next night, 30 August, Brothers
Edmigio, Amalio, and Valerio were taken to
the outskirts of Tabernas, where they were
shot in the head and their bodies thrown
into a deep well.
 On 8 September, Brothers Evencio and
Teodomiro were shot near the roadside,
where their bodies were left. Brothers
Aurelio and José met a similar fate on
September 12, their bodies also thrown
into a well. Bishops and Brothers alike
were condemned to death without trial
for the crime of professing and
teaching the Catholic faith.
 Brother Edmigio (Isidoro Primo
Rodríguez González)
Born at Adalia, Spain April 4, 1881
Entered the novitiate October 8,
1898
Also known as
• Edmigio
• Edmigius

Memorial
• 31 August
• 16 November as one of the Martyrs of Almeria

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• Member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De
La Salle Brothers); he entered the novitiate on 3
August 1898, taking the name Edmigio; he received
the habit on 8 October 1898, and his perpetual
vows on 11 August 1911. Taught in
several schools and in Saint
Joseph College in Almería, Spain. Arrested by
the anti–Catholic Popular Front forces in the Spanish
Civil War, and executed for the crime
of teaching Christianity. One of the Martyrs of
Almeria killed during the Spanish Civil War.
Born
• 4 April 1881 in Adalia, Palencia, Spain

Died
• shot in the head on 31 August 1936 in
Pozo de la Lagarta,
Tabernas, Almería, Spain
• body thrown into a well

Venerable
• 21 December 1992 by Pope John Paul
II (decree of martyrdom)
Beatification
• 10 October 1993 by Pope John Paul II
 Brother Amalio (Justo Zariquiegui
Mendoza)
Born at Salinas de Oro, Spain August 6,
1886
Entered the novitiate September 13,
1902
Also known as
• Amalio

Memorial
• 31 August
• 16 November as one of the Martyrs of
Almeria
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• Member of the Brothers of the Christian
Schools (De La Salle Brothers), joining
in 1901. Taught in several schools in
the Spanish cities of Santander, Sanlucar
de Barrameda, Cadiz, Jerez, Madrid, and
then Almeria in 1930. Martyred in
the Spanish Civil War.
Born
• 6 August 1886 in Salinas de Oro,
Navarra, Spain
Died
• shot on 31 August 1936 in Pozo de
la Lagarta, Tabernas, Almería, Spain
Venerable
• 21 December 1992 by Pope John
Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Beatification
• 10 October 1993 by Pope John Paul
II
 Brother Valerio
Bernardo (Marciano Herrero
Martínez)
Born at Porquera, Spain July 11,
1909
Entered the novitiate February 1,
1926
Also known as
• Valerio Bernardo
• Marziano Herrero Martinez

Memorial
• 31 August
• 16 November as one of the Martyrs of
Almeria
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• Educated by the Brothers of the Christian
Schools (De La Salle Brothers). Coming of
age, he joined
the Brothers himself. Taught in
the Spanish cities in Jerez, Sanlucar de
Barrameda, and then
in 1933 in Almeria. Martyred in the Spanish
Born
• 11 July 1909 in Sta. María de
Porquera de los Infantes,
Burgos, Spain
Died
• shot on 31 August 1936 in Pozo de la
Lagarta, Tabernas, Almería, Spain
Venerable
• 21 December 1992 by Pope John Paul
II (decree of martyrdom)
Beatification
• 10 October 1993 by Pope John Paul II
 Brother Teodomiro
Joaquín (Adrián Sáiz Sáiz)
Born at Puentedey, Spain
September 8, 1907
Entered the novitiate August 15,
1923
Also known as
• Teodomiro Joaquín
Memorial
• 8 September
• 16 November as one of the Martyrs of
Almeria
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• Member of the Brothers of the
Christian Schools (De La Salle
Brothers). Martyred in the Spanish
Civil War.
Born
• 8 September 1907 in Puentedey,
Burgos, Spain
Died
• shot on 4 September 1936 in
Roquetas highway, Almería, Spain
Venerable
• 21 December 1992 by Pope John Paul
II (decree of martyrdom)
Beatification
• 10 October 1993 by Pope John Paul II
 Brother Evencio Ricardo (Eusebio
Alonso Uyarra)
Born at Viloria, Spain March 5, 1907
Entered the novitiate February 2,
1923
Also known as
• Evencio Ricardo

Memorial
• 8 September
• 16 November as one of the Martyrs of
Almeria
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• Member of the Brothers of the Christian
Schools (De La Salle Brothers). Martyred in
the Spanish Civil War.
Born
• 6 March 1917 in Viloria de Rioja,

Burgos, Spain
Died
• shot on 8 September 1936 in

Roquetas highway, Almería, Spain
Venerable
• 21 December 1992 by Pope John

Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatification
• 10 October 1993 by Pope John Paul

II
 Brother Aurelio María
(Bienvenido Villalón Acebrón)
Born at Zafra de Záncara, Spain
March 22, 1890
Entered the novitiate August 22,
1906
Also known as
Brother Aurelio María

Memorial
•13 September
•16 November as one of the Martyrs of Almeria

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•Member of the Brothers of the Christian
Schools (De La Salle Brothers). Director of Saint
Joseph College. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
•22 March 1890 in Zafra de Záncara, Cuenca, Spain
Died
shot on 13 September 1936 in Pozo
de Cantavieja, Tahal, Almería, Spain

Venerable
21 December 1992 by Pope John
Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatification
•10 October 1993 by Pope John Paul II
 Brother José Cecilio (Bonifacio
Rodríguez González)
Born 14 May 1885, in La Molina de
Ubierna, Spain
Entered the novitiate November 21, 1901
 Martyred in Spain, August-September
1936
Beatified October 10, 1993
Born in La Molina de Ubierna,
province and diocese of Burgos, on
May 14, 1885 and was baptized the
same day in the parish of San
Román Abad.
•His parents were called Primitivo
and Isabel.
Two older brothers preceded him in
the calling of Brother. He entered
the Aspirantado de Bujedo on May
•He went to the Novitiate on October
21, 1901, where he received the Habit
and the religious name on November
21 of the same year. He made his
perpetual vows in Gijón, on August 12,
1913.
•In 1930 he went as a nurse to the
Maravillas school, where he was a
witness and victim of the fire
perpetrated by the
revolutionaries, which reduced
•He then went to the Sacred Heart
and was charged with recovering the
little that was saved from the fire
and taking him to Griñón. In 1935 he
was sent to Almería to attend the
works of the new school.