Flavio Argüeso González
Hospitaller religious, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
A professed religious of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God, in the world Atilano, born on 5 October 1877 at Mazuecos de Valdeginate in the diocese of Palencia; he belonged to the community of Ciempozuelos and was killed at Valdemoro near Madrid on 12 August 1936. He was beatified on 25 October 1992 by John Paul II, among Braulio María Corres, Federico Rubio and sixty-nine companions of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology names him among the Hospitaller martyrs of Spain.
Connected on this site
- John of God Saint“A professed religious of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God, in the world Atilano, born on 5 October 1877 at Mazuecos de Valdeginate in the diocese of Palencia; he belonged to the community of Ciempozuelos and was killed at Valdemoro near Madrid on 12 August 1936.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 12 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993) - beatification letter
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991) - beatification letter
- Wikidata R82858ac8 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.