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Benedictine monk in the Solesmes Congregation. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 20 April 1872 in Torres de Alcanadre, Huesca, Spain

Died

• 5 August 1936 in Torres de Alcanadre, Huesca, Spain

Venerated

• 3 June 2013 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis
• beatification celebrated at the Complex Educatiu, Tarragona, Spain, Cardinal Angelo Amato chief celebrant

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Lorenzo Santolaria Ester“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 January 2021. Web. 21 January 2021. <>