Antonio Sanchís Silvestre
Hospitaller novice, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
A novice of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God, born on 6 December 1910 at Villamarchante in the province of Valencia; he was shot on 30 July 1936 with the community of the novitiate house at Calafell. He was beatified on 25 October 1992 by John Paul II, among Braulio María Corres, Federico Rubio and sixty-nine companions of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology names him among the Hospitaller martyrs of Spain.
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
- John of God Saint“A novice of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God, born on 6 December 1910 at Villamarchante in the province of Valencia; he was shot on 30 July 1936 with the community of the novitiate house at Calafell.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 30 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993) - beatification letter
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991) - beatification letter
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.