John Alcade y Alcade
novice of the Order of Saint John of God and martyr at Paracuellos del Jarama
Feast: 28 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Paracuellos del Jarama near Madrid in Spain, the blessed martyrs John Jesus (Mariano) Adradas Gonzalo, priest, and fourteen companions, martyrs, who, religious of the Order of Saint John of God, were crowned with a glorious passion in a time of persecution.
Among those named is Blessed John Alcade y Alcade, a novice.
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 28 November among the companions of Blessed John Jesus Adradas Gonzalo, religious of the Order of Saint John of God crowned with a glorious passion at Paracuellos del Jarama near Madrid.
Connected on this site
- John of God Saint“At Paracuellos del Jarama near Madrid in Spain, the blessed martyrs John Jesus (Mariano) Adradas Gonzalo, priest, and fourteen companions, martyrs, who, religious of the Order of Saint John of God, were crowned with a glorious passion in a time of persecution.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 28 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R9d30c4b5 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.