Reyes Us Hernández

Who they were

Born at Macalajau and married to Natalia Alvarez, he was a health worker, a member of the renewal council and a respected catechist, valued for his leadership of the community, his understanding and his service; he was killed at Macalajau on 21 November 1980. Pope Francis beatified him with José María Gran Cirera and his nine companions on 23 April 2021.

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 for his work as a catechist and herald of the word of God.