Blessed Antero Mateo García
Profile
Layman in the archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain. Married to Trabadelo Malagon in 1902; they eventually had eight children, two of whom entered religious orders. Antero began working for Northern Railways in Barcelona in 1916. He and his wife joined the Lay Dominicans, and worked with the poor and sick in Barcelona. Pilgrim to Lourdes, France. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
- 19 December 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Antero Mateo García“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 November 2016. Web. 31 May 2020. <>