Blessed Andrés Gómez Sáez

Memorial

• 1 January

Profile

Member of the Salesians, taking his vows at Carabanchel Alto, Madrid, Spain on 28 July 1914. Ordained in Orense, Spain on 9 September 1925. Parish priest in Baracaldo, in La Coruña and in Santander, Spain. Arrested and executed by militia troops the Spanish Civil War for the crime of priesthood. Martyr.

Born

• 7 May 1894 in Bicorp, Valencia, Spain

Died

• shot on 1 January 1937 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Venerated

• 26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Andrés, contact
     Rev. Pierluigi Cameroni, SDB
     Inspectoria Salesiana San Juan Bosco
     C/ Marqués de La Valdavia, 2
     28012 Madrid, SPAIN

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Andrés Gómez Sáez“. Saints.SQPN.com. 1 January 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>