Blessed Sixto Alonso Helva
Profile
Seminarian of the archdiocese of Oviedo, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
- 1 February 1916 in Poago, Asturias, Spain
- 7 November 2018 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
- 9 March 2019 by Pope Francis
- beatification celebrated at the Cathedral of San Salvador, Oviedo, Spain, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Sixto Alonso Helva“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 February 2019. Web. 19 April 2021. <>