Álvaro Gonzáles López
Trappist monk of the monastery of Santa María de Viaceli, martyr in Spain
Who they were
Álvaro Gonzáles López was born at Noceda del Bierzo in Spain on 27 April 1915 and entered the monastery of Santa María de Viaceli, but the civil war forced him to go home; on his return he made his first profession on 1 January 1934.
He was beatified on 3 October 2015 by Pope Francis, among the Spanish Cistercian martyrs of the Strict Observance.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints names him among the Spanish Trappist martyrs beatified on 3 October 2015.
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.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - martiri-spagnoli-cistercensi-della-stretta-osservanza-trappisti
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 3 October 2015
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.