Blessed Carmelo Sastre Sastre
Blessed Carmelo Sastre Sastre (born February 4, 1907 AD in Puigpunyent, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain; died September 23, 1936 AD in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, 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 outbreak of the war in the Balearic Islands. He was a member of the Augustinian Recollects, serving in Majorca. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II as part of a large group of Spanish Civil War martyrs. His feast day is September 22 (group feast) or September 23 (individual).
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| Blessed Carmelo Sastre Sastre | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | September 23 |
| Profession | Augustinian Recollect priest; martyr of the Spanish Civil War; Majorcan Catholic; young priest-martyr |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Augustinian Recollects (Ordo Recollectorum Sancti Augustini, OAR); Spanish Catholic Church; Balearic Catholic culture; 20th-century Spanish Civil War martyrs |
| Patronage | Puigpunyent; Majorca; Balearic Islands; Augustinian Recollects; young priests; martyrs of the Spanish Civil War |
| Attributes | Augustinian Recollect habit; palm of martyrdom; cross; Mediterranean sea and Majorcan mountains (Tramuntana) in background; September 23 feast |
| Birthplace | Puigpunyent, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain |
| Death Place | Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; killed by Republican forces on September 23, 1936, in Palma de Mallorca; he was 29 years old; he was an Augustinian Recollect priest from the Balearic Islands; in the summer and autumn of 1936, Revolutionary Republican forces in Majorca and other Republican zones carried out a systematic persecution of Catholic clergy — approximately 6,832 clergy were killed in Spain during the Civil War (1936–1939); Father Sastre Sastre was one of these martyrs; he was beatified by Pope John Paul II as part of a group of Spanish Civil War martyrs |
| Primary Shrine | Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain — Augustinian Recollect tradition; September 23 feast; JPII beatification |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; September 23 feast (individual) or September 22 feast (group feast of Spanish Civil War martyrs) in Spain and in the Augustinian Recollect Order |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Carmelo Sastre Sastre was born February 4, 1907, in Puigpunyent, a mountain village in western Majorca. He entered the Order of Augustinian Recollects and was ordained a priest.
When the Spanish Civil War began in July 1936, Republican forces controlled Majorca briefly before the Nationalist takeover. During this period, anti-clerical violence targeted Catholic clergy throughout Republican zones. Father Sastre Sastre was arrested and killed on September 23, 1936, in Palma de Mallorca, at the age of 29.
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II as part of a group of Spanish Civil War martyrs. His feast day is September 23.
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Birth location: Puigpunyent, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Death location: Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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Blessed Carmelo Sastre Sastre (1907–1936) was a young Augustinian Recollect priest from Puigpunyent, Majorca, who was killed by Republican forces in Palma de Mallorca on September 23, 1936, just two years into his priesthood — a martyr of the Spanish Civil War beatified by John Paul II. Feast September 23.
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