Pascual Aláez Medina
Pascual Aláez Medina OMI (born May 11, 1917 in Villaverde de Arcayos , † July 24, 1936 in Pozuelo , Madrid ) was a Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary .
He took his first vows on August 16, 1935. On July 22, 1936, as part of the religious persecution in Spain, he was taken prisoner 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 Pascual Aláez Medina, took place on December 17, 2011 in the Cathedral of Madrid.
Web links
- Page of the general postulation of the oblates
- Article about Pascual Aláez Medina in the blog about the Spanish martyrs
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| SURNAME | Medina, Pascual Aláez |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Martyr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villaverde de Arcayos |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1936 |
| Place of death | Pozuelo |