Cecilio López López

Who they were

Near Madrid in Spain, Blessed Cristino (Miguel) Roca Huguet, priest, and eleven companions, martyrs, who, all belonging to the Order of Saint John of God, were killed during the civil war out of hatred of religion. Among those named is Blessed Cecilio López López, religious.

The miracles

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

Why that counted as sanctity

The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 September among the Brothers of Saint John of God killed near Madrid during the civil war out of hatred of religion.

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• John of God Saint
  “Near Madrid in Spain, Blessed Cristino (Miguel) Roca Huguet, priest, and eleven companions, martyrs, who, all belonging to the Order of Saint John of God, were killed during the civil war out of hatred of religion.” — this site's research