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

Born

• 25 February 1869 in Alquézar, Huesca, Spain

Died

• 9 August 1936 in Barbastro, 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 Mariano Sierra Almázor“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 January 2021. Web. 18 January 2021. <>