Juan Pedro Cotillo Fernández
Juan Pedro Cotillo Fernández OMI (born May 1, 1914 in Siero de la Reina , † July 24, 1936 in Pozuelo , Madrid ) was a Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary .
As a theology student he lived in the Oblate Study House in Pozuelo. On July 22, 1936, during the Spanish Civil War , he and his confreres were taken prisoner in their own monastery, and on July 24, 1936, he was executed along with six other Oblates .
The beatification of the 22 Spanish martyrs of the Oblates, including Juan Pedro Cotillo Fernández, took place on December 17, 2011 in the Cathedral of Madrid.
Web links
- Page of the general postulation of the oblates
- Article about Juan Pedro Cotillo Fernández in the blog about the Spanish martyrs
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| SURNAME | Fernández, Juan Pedro Cotillo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Martyr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Siero de la Reina |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1936 |
| Place of death | Pozuelo |