Protasio Cubells Minguell
Professed religious of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God, martyr of the persecution in Spain; in the world Antonio
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology remembers him at Barcelona in Spain as a religious of the Order of Saint John of God and a martyr, killed out of hatred for religion during the persecution against the Church; the Acts of the Apostolic See describe him as a professed brother and secretary of the Aragon provincial curia, born on 27 December 1880 at Coll de Nargó in the province of Lleida, killed at Barcelona on 14 December 1936. He was beatified by John Paul II on 25 October 1992.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was killed at Barcelona out of hatred for religion.
Connected on this site
- John of God Saint“The Roman Martyrology remembers him at Barcelona in Spain as a religious of the Order of Saint John of God and a martyr, killed out of hatred for religion during the persecution against the Church; the Acts of the Apostolic See describe him as a professed brother and secretary of the Aragon provincial curia, born…” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 14 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991) - decree on the martyrdom of Braulio Maria Corres Diaz de Cerio and companions
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993) - beatification letter
- Wikidata Rdfbcbafc — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.