Martyrs of Turon
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The martyrs of Turon is the name given by the Catholic church to a group of eight members of the
Background
In 1934
Incident
In October 1934, following the calling of a general strike, the miners of Asturias began to arm and organize themselves, occupying several towns and setting up "revolutionary committees." The Brothers' school was an irritant to the insurrectionists in charge of operations in Turón because of the religious influence it ostensibly exerted on the young.[2] On Friday 5 October 1934, they forced their way into the school on the pretext of inspecting whether arms had been hidden inside.[2] They arrested all the Brothers present, as well as a Passionist priest who was visiting to hear confessions.
During the next days, they were tried by a revolutionary court and sentenced to death. On 9 October 1934, in the early hours of the morning, they were executed and then buried in a common grave.[3]
The miners' revolt collapsed shortly after the event, defeated by government troops, with over 3,000 miners killed in the process. The government forces were led by
Canonization
The nine martyrs of Turon were venerated on 7 September 1989, and beatified By Pope John Paul II[3] on 29 April 1990. They were canonized on 21 November 1999.[4] Their memorial day is 9 October.
The nine are regarded by the Catholic church as
The cause for the Martyrs of Turon has been linked to that of
List
The Martyrs of Turon were:[4][1]
- Brother Cirilo Bertrán, director of the community of Turón, born José Sanz Tejedor on 20 March 1888 at Lerma, in the province of Burgos.
- Brother Marciano-José, born Filomeno López López on 17 November 1900 at El Pedregal (Guadalajara).
- Brother Julian-Alfredo, born Vilfrido Fernández Zapico on 24 December 1903 at Cifuentes de Rueda, Léon.
- Brother Victoriano-Pio, born Claudio Bernabé Cano on 7 July 1905 at San Milian de Lara, Burgos.
- Brother Benjamin-Julian, born Vicente Alonso Andrés on 7 October 1908 at Jaramillo de la Fuente, Burgos.
- Brother Benito de Jesús, born Héctor Valdivielso Sáez on 31 October 1910 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the first Argentine saint.[1]
- Brother Augusto-Andrés, born Román Martínez Fernández on 9 May 1910 at Santander
- Brother Aniceto-Adolfo, at twenty years old, the youngest Brother of the community, born Manuel Seco Gutiérrez in October 1912 at Celada Marlantes, Santander.
- Father Inocencio de la Inmaculada Concepción, Passionist Father who had come to hear confessions, born Manuel Canoura Arnau on 10 March 1887 at S. Cecilia del Valle de Oro, near the Cantabrian coast in the province of Lugo, Galicia.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Cirilo Bertrán and 8 Companions, religious of the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools and Inocencio de la Inmaculada, priest of the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, martyrs (+1934, +1937)
- ^ a b c "Martyrs of Turón (Asturias)", Lassallian Heritage Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Blessed Martyrs of Turón (Asturias, Spain)", Christian brothers of the Midwest Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b ""Saint Martyrs of Turon", Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools". Archived from the original on 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
