Agapito Modesto Pamplona Falguera
Brother of the Christian Schools, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Agapito Modesto Pamplona Falguera, Modesto Pamplona Falguera in the world, was a religious of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, born at Berga near Barcelona on 17 June 1907, who made his perpetual vows on 16 August 1934. Seized on the evening of 21 July 1936, he rejoiced that he could offer his life for Christ and stood out for the good example he gave his fellow prisoners, and he was put to death at Tarragona on 28 August 1936; he was beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis with Manuel Borrás Ferré, auxiliary bishop of Tarragona, and their companions.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A De La Salle Brother who went gladly to death and steadied his fellow prisoners.
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
- Manuel Borrás Ferré Blessed“Seized on the evening of 21 July 1936, he rejoiced that he could offer his life for Christ and stood out for the good example he gave his fellow prisoners, and he was put to death at Tarragona on 28 August 1936; he was beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis with Manuel Borrás Ferré, auxiliary bishop of…” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 105 (2013), p. 779 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.