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Juan Senosiain Zugasti
Claretian lay brother, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
21 October 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Juan Senosiain Zugasti, born at Guirguillano in Navarre on 15 May 1911, made his religious profession as a lay brother in the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (the Claretians) on 11 February 1929.
He was killed at Cervera on 19 October 1936, and Pope Francis beatified him with his companions on 21 October 2017.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was killed at Cervera on 19 October 1936.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 110 (2018), p. 90 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 109-martiri-spagnoli-clarettiani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 21 October 2017
- Wikidata R278e508e — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.