Justo González Lorente
Justo González Lorente OMI (born October 14, 1915 in Villaverde de Arcayos , † July 24, 1936 in Pozuelo , Madrid ) was a Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary .
From 1927 he attended the small seminary of the Oblates. He took his first vows on August 15, 1933. On July 22, 1936, as part of the religious persecution in Spain, he was arrested together with his confreres 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 Justo González Lorente, took place on December 17, 2011 in the Cathedral of Madrid .
Web links
- Page of the general postulation of the oblates
- Article about Justo González Lorente in the blog about the Spanish martyrs
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| SURNAME | Lorente, Justo González |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Martyr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villaverde de Arcayos |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1936 |
| Place of death | Pozuelo |