Blessed Aurelio da Vinalesa
Also known as
- José Ample Alcaide
Profile
Third of seven children. Joined the Franciscan Capuchins in 1912, making his perpetual vows on 18 December 1917. Studied and was ordained in Rome, Italy on 26 March 1921. Director of philosophy and theology at the Capuchin school in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of the Second Spanish Republic.
Born
- 3 February 1896 in Vinalesa, Valencia, Spain
- shot on 28 August 1936 in Vinalesa, Valencia, Spain
- buried in Foyos, Spain
- re-interred in Venalesa, Spain on 17 September 1937
- re-interred in the chapel of Capuchin martyrs at the convent of Maddalena of Massamagrell
- 20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Aurelio da Vinalesa“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 September 2018. Web. 18 August 2019. <>