Zacaries de Llorenç del Penedés
Capuchin priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain (in the world Sebastiá Sonet Romeu)
Who they were
Zacaries de Llorenç del Penedés was born at Llorenç del Penedés in the province of Tarragona on 4 June 1884, made his solemn profession on 2 August 1903 and was ordained priest in Colombia on 31 March 1907. Made to work for some days in a hotel kitchen, he was killed on 25 August 1936.
He was beatified on 21 November 2015 by Pope Francis, among the twenty-six Capuchin martyrs of Barcelona.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints names him among the twenty-six Spanish Capuchin martyrs of Barcelona beatified on 21 November 2015.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 26-martiri-spagnoli-cappuccini-di-barcellona
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 21 November 2015
- Wikidata Rbc5ea63d — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.