Pope Francis Brings 5 Saintly People Closer to Canonization and Recognizes the Martyrdom of 20 People Killed in Spain
Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
Thursday’s decree recognises the martyrdom of twenty people killed out of “hatred of the faith” in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.
Father Manuel González-Serna Rodríguez, born in Seville in 1880 and appointed parish priest in nearby Constantina in 1911, was arrested on the night of 19 July 1936 by Republican militiamen, and was executed in his sacristy four days later.
That summer marked the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, numerous other priests were executed in and around Seville, often without trial. Among the martyrs were Father Mariano Caballero Rubio, had his parish in Huelva burnt down before his arrest; seminarian Enrique Palacios Monrabà, who was arrested and killed along with his father at the age of 19; as well as a lawyer, a pharmacist, members of the parish council and a bellboy of the Poor Clare nuns, who lived with his widowed mother near the monastery.
Over two thousand martyrs of the persecution in Spain have already been canonized, while the causes of some two thousand more continue to advance.
Five other new Venerables
Sister Lucia dos Santos, Visionary of Fatima - the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Lúcia de Jesus e do Coração Immaculado (born: Lúcia dos Santos), professed nun of the Order of Discalced Carmelites; born on March 28, 1907 in Aljustrel (Portugal) and died on February 13, 2005 in Coimbra (Portugal).
Along with Sister Lucia, four other Servants of God saw their causes advanced on Thursday.
Sister Mary Lange, who left her native Cuba for the United States because of racial discrimination, founded the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of Providence in Baltimore in 1829. The order is dedicated to school education.
Salesian Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, who served as Archbishop of Fortaleza, Brazil and died in 1974, became Venerable, was “convinced that the first evangelisation consists in restoring dignity to the poorest people and families.” He was also an essayist, scientist and artist.
Venetian priest Antonio Pagani was a Franciscan theologian at the Council of Trent, a promoter of the Catholic laity and founder of the Brothers of the Cross and the Society of the Dimissive Sisters in 1579.
Finally, Sr Anna Cantalupo, a Vincentian nun from Catania, dedicated herself to caring for the sick poor, particularly war orphans, by organising spiritual care for World War II soldiers passing through the Sicilian city.
Source: Vatican.va and Vatican News
Along with Sister Lucia, four other Servants of God saw their causes advanced on Thursday.
Sister Mary Lange, who left her native Cuba for the United States because of racial discrimination, founded the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of Providence in Baltimore in 1829. The order is dedicated to school education.
Salesian Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, who served as Archbishop of Fortaleza, Brazil and died in 1974, became Venerable, was “convinced that the first evangelisation consists in restoring dignity to the poorest people and families.” He was also an essayist, scientist and artist.
Venetian priest Antonio Pagani was a Franciscan theologian at the Council of Trent, a promoter of the Catholic laity and founder of the Brothers of the Cross and the Society of the Dimissive Sisters in 1579.
Finally, Sr Anna Cantalupo, a Vincentian nun from Catania, dedicated herself to caring for the sick poor, particularly war orphans, by organising spiritual care for World War II soldiers passing through the Sicilian city.
Source: Vatican.va and Vatican News
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