Aniceto Lizasoain Lizaso
Redemptorist brother, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Aniceto Lizasoain Lizaso was born in the Navarrese village of Irañeta on 17 April 1877 and was a professed Redemptorist from 1896. He lived in many communities, taking on domestic work and the offices of sacristan, porter and bursar; after being denounced he was seized and killed on 18 August 1936, and Pope Francis beatified him on 22 October 2022.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was denounced, then captured and killed on 18 August 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.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 114 (2022), p. 772 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - vincenzo-nicasio-renuncio-toribio-e-11-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 22 October 2022
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.