Abilio Sáiz López
Dominican lay brother, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom describes him as a brother of the Order of Preachers in charge of the workshops, born on 2 February 1894, who made his profession as a lay cooperator brother in 1931; it records that he and three companions were killed with other prisoners on 17 August 1936, having cried out 'Long live Christ the King' before they were shot. He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Named in the decree on martyrdom among Celestino José Alonso Villar and nine companions of the Order of Preachers killed in Spain in 1936.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Celestino José Alonso Villar Blessed“Named in the decree on martyrdom among Celestino José Alonso Villar and nine companions of the Order of Preachers killed in Spain in 1936.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 930 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.