Blessed Carlo Erana Guruceta
Blessed Carlo Eraña Guruceta (born January 4, 1884 AD in Mañaria, Vizcaya, Basque Country, Spain; died September 17, 1936 AD in Deusto, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain) was a Spanish Augustinian Recollect priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War — killed by Republican anti-clerical forces during the religious persecution that accompanied the first months of the Spanish Civil War. He was a member of the Augustinian Recollects (an Augustinian reform congregation), serving in the Province of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 22, 1992, as part of a large group of martyrs of the Spanish Civil War. His feast day is September 22 (or September 17, the date of his death).
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| Blessed Carlo Erana Guruceta | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | September 17 |
| Profession | Augustinian Recollect priest; martyr of the Spanish Civil War; Basque Catholic; holy man of the Province of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Augustinian Recollects (Ordo Recollectorum Sancti Augustini, OAR); Spanish Catholic Church; Basque Catholic culture; 20th-century Spanish martyrs; martyrs of the Spanish Civil War |
| Patronage | Basque Country; Vizcaya; Bilbao; Augustinian Recollects; priests martyred in the Spanish Civil War; those persecuted for their faith; Mañaria |
| Attributes | Augustinian Recollect habit; palm of martyrdom; cross; Basque landscape (Vizcaya mountains); Bilbao cityscape; September 17 feast |
| Birthplace | Mañaria, Vizcaya, Basque Country, Spain |
| Death Place | Deusto (now part of Bilbao), Vizcaya, Basque Country, Spain |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; killed by Republican forces on September 17, 1936, at Deusto (a district of Bilbao) in the Basque Country; he was 52 years old; he was an Augustinian Recollect priest; in the first months of the Spanish Civil War (which began July 17–18, 1936) Republican forces in the Basque Country and other Republican zones carried out a systematic persecution and killing of clergy — approximately 6,832 clergy were killed in Spain between 1936 and 1939, the largest persecution of the Catholic Church in modern history after Mexico (1926–1929); Father Eraña Guruceta was arrested and killed by Republican forces; he was beatified by JPII on March 22, 1992 |
| Primary Shrine | Deusto (Bilbao), Vizcaya, Spain — place of martyrdom; September 17 feast; Augustinian Recollect tradition; JPII beatification 1992 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; September 17 feast (or September 22 for the group feast of Spanish Civil War martyrs) in Spain and in the Augustinian Recollect Order |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Carlo Eraña Guruceta was born January 4, 1884, in Mañaria in the Vizcaya province of the Basque Country. He entered the Order of Augustinian Recollects and was ordained a priest.
He was serving in the Basque Country when the Spanish Civil War began in July 1936. In the first months of the war, Republican forces in the Republican zones carried out a systematic persecution of the Catholic clergy — the most intense anti-clerical violence in modern European history.
He was arrested by Republican forces and killed at Deusto (Bilbao) on September 17, 1936.
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 22, 1992, as part of a group of 51 Spanish Civil War martyrs. His feast day is September 17.
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Birth location: Mañaria, Vizcaya, Basque Country, Spain
Death location: Deusto (now part of Bilbao), Vizcaya, Basque Country, Spain
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Blessed Carlo Eraña Guruceta (1884–1936) was a Basque Augustinian Recollect priest killed by Republican forces at Deusto (Bilbao) on September 17, 1936, in the most intense anti-clerical persecution of the Spanish Civil War — one of the 6,832 clergy martyred in Spain between 1936 and 1939. Beatified John Paul II, 1992. Feast September 17.
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