Blessed Agustín Hurtado Soler
Also known as
- Father Domingo María From Alboraya
Profile
Son of Vincent and Antonia. Joined the Franciscan Capuchin tertiaries in 1889. Priest, ordained in 1890. Member of the Brothers of Our Lady of Sorrows; served several times as their secretary-general. Worked with young people, especially those we would today call “at risk”. Noted orator. When the persecutions of the Spanish Civil War began, he hid in the home of a lawyer friend, but was found by anti–Catholic militiaman. Martyr.
Born
- 18 December 2000 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Agustín Hurtado Soler“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 January 2018. Web. 23 January 2021. <>