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Anastasio Garzón González
Salesian coadjutor brother, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
28 October 2007
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A professed Salesian coadjutor brother, he was thrown into prison on 6 September 1936 and from there led out to be shot. He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI with Enrique Sáiz Aparicio and 62 companions of the Society of St Francis de Sales.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was thrown into prison on 6 September 1936 and from there led out to be shot during the persecution in Spain.
Connected on this site
- Francis de Sales Saint“He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI with Enrique Sáiz Aparicio and 62 companions of the Society of St Francis de Sales.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 945 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - enrique-saiz-aparicio-e-62-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
- Wikidata R4643c4d6 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.