Faustino (Antonio) Villanueva Igual
religious of the Order of St John of God, martyr near Madrid
Feast: 1 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Near Madrid in Spain, Blessed Cristino (Miguel) Roca Huguet, priest, and eleven companions, martyrs, who, all of them belonging to the Order of Saint John of God, were killed in the course of the civil war out of hatred for religion.
Among those named is Blessed Faustino (Antonio) Villanueva Igual, 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 religious of the Order of St John of God killed near Madrid during the Spanish civil war out of hatred for religion.
Connected on this site
- John of God Saint“Near Madrid in Spain, Blessed Cristino (Miguel) Roca Huguet, priest, and eleven companions, martyrs, who, all of them belonging to the Order of Saint John of God, were killed in the course of the civil war out of hatred for religion.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 1 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R70a7cf0a — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.