Braulio María Corres Díaz de Cerio

Who they were

The Roman Martyrology remembers him at Calafell near Tarragona on the Spanish coast as Blessed Braulio María (Paolo) Corres Díaz de Cerio, priest, with fourteen companions of the Order of Saint John of God, who were seized in the persecution against religious and won the crown of martyrdom forgiving their enemies. He was beatified on 25 October 1992 by John Paul II.

The miracles

As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Roman Martyrology says he was seized in the persecution against religious and died forgiving his enemies.

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  “The Roman Martyrology remembers him at Calafell near Tarragona on the Spanish coast as Blessed Braulio María (Paolo) Corres Díaz de Cerio, priest, with fourteen companions of the Order of Saint John of God, who were seized in the persecution against religious and won the crown of martyrdom forgiving their enemies.” — this site's research