Blessed Antonio Perez Larios
Blessed Antonio Pérez Larios (born 1882 AD in Spain; died 1936 AD in Spain) was a Spanish religious who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was among the large number of Spanish clergy, religious, and laypeople who were killed during the anticlerical violence of the "red terror" of 1936 in Republican-controlled Spain. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II or Pope Benedict XVI as part of one of the large groups of Spanish Civil War martyrs. His feast day is August 2 or similar.
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| Blessed Antonio Perez Larios | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Spanish religious or priest; martyr of the Spanish Civil War |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Spanish Catholic Church; Spanish Civil War martyrs |
| Patronage | Spain; those martyred for the faith in the Spanish Civil War; Andalusia (if applicable) |
| Attributes | Spanish religious dress or priest's vestments; palm frond of martyrdom; a cross; Spanish Civil War setting |
| Birthplace | Spain |
| Death Place | Spain |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; killed during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), most likely during the "red terror" of summer and autumn 1936 when anticlerical militias in Republican-controlled Spain killed approximately 6,800 clergy, religious, and Catholic laypeople; he is venerated as a martyr of the Spanish Civil War; the exact details of his life and martyrdom are preserved in the diocesan investigation for his beatification and in Spanish Catholic hagiographic sources |
| Primary Shrine | Spain — local veneration |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; feast in Spain and in his religious congregation (if applicable) |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Antonio Pérez Larios was a Spanish religious or priest martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was killed during the anticlerical violence that swept Republican-controlled Spain in the summer and autumn of 1936, when thousands of clergy and religious were targeted for their Catholic identity.
He was beatified as part of one of the large groups of Spanish Civil War martyrs recognized by the Holy See.
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Death location: Spain
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Blessed Antonio Pérez Larios was a Spanish religious martyred during the Spanish Civil War (1936). Beatified as part of a group of Spanish Civil War martyrs.
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