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Enrique Said Aparicio 1889-1936
22nd September
Enrique Said Aparicio was born in Ubierna in Spain on 1st December 1889.
At 16, Aparicio joined the novitiate at the Salesian House in Gerona. On 5th September 1909, he made his profession as a Salesian, and was ordained a priest on 28th July 1918. His main work after being ordained was working in Schools in Barcelona, Madrid, and Salamanca. He was in the provincial house of Madrid-Atocha and then was rector of the college in Carabanchel.
In July 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, the college was attacked by militiamen. These men wanted to make the college a militia barracks. Overwhelmed, the Salesian aspirants left the college and moved to Santa Barbara College near the Salesian Seminary. While the priests and brothers were kept prisoner. After 4 days, they were released.
However, in October 1936, Aparicio was arrested again, this time he would not be released. On the 2nd October 1936, along with 62 companions, were killed by the militia.
He was beatified on 28th October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Below is a list of the martyrs:
MADRID : 42 Martyrs (10 priests., 14 Brothers, 1 Subdeacon., 13 Clerics, 3 Aspirants, 1 lay person)
Priests
Enrico Saiz Aparicio,
Salvatore Fernández,
Sabino Hernández
Felice González,
Germano Martín,
Giuseppe Villanova,
Michele Lasaga,
Andrea Jiménez,
Andrea Gómez,
Pio Conde,
Brothers
Matteo Garolera,
Dionisio Ullívarri,
Nicola de la Torre,
Pablo Gracia,
Valentino Gil,
Giovanni Codera,
Giovanni M. Celaya,
Francesco G. Martín,
Emilio Arce,
Raimondo Eirín,
Anastasio Garzón,
Stefano Vázquez,
Eliodoro Ramos,
Antonio Cid,
Subdeacon
Carmelo Pérez,
Clerics
Stefano Cobo,
Teodulo González,
Emmanuele Martín,
Virgilio Edreira,
Giusto Juanes,
Pietro Artolozaga,
Francesco Edreira,
Emmanuele Borrajo,
Vittoriano Fernández,
Pasquale de Castro,
Giovanni Larragueta,
Luigi Martínez,
Florenzio Rodríguez,
Aspirants
Federico Cobo,
Igino de Mata,
Tommaso Gil,
Layman
Juan de Mata
SEVILLE : 21 Martyrs (12 Priests., 4 Brothers, 1 Subdeacon, 3 Cooperators, 1 Cleric)
Priests
Antonio Torrero,
Antonio Mohedano,
Emmanuele Gomez,
Michele Molina,
Enrico Canut,
Felice Paco,
Francesco Míguez,
Antonio Pancorbo,
Emmanuele Fernández
Pablo Caballero,
Antonio Fernández,
Giuseppe Limón,
Brothers
Stefano García,
Raffaele Rodríguez,
Giuseppe Blanco.
Tommaso Alonso Sanjuán.
Subdeacon
Onorio Hernández
Coops.
Donna Teresa Cejudo
Bartolomeo Blanco
Antonio Rodríguez.
Clerics
Giovanni Luigi Hernández;