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Also known as

• Father Domingo María From Alboraya

Memorial

• 15 August

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 August 1872 in Alboraya, Valencia, Spain

Died

• 15 August 1936 near Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain

Venerated

• 18 December 2000 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Agustín Hurtado Soler“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 January 2018. Web. 23 January 2021. <>