Braulio María Corres Díaz de Cerio
Priest of the Order of Saint John of God, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology remembers him at Calafell near Tarragona on the Spanish coast as Blessed Braulio María (Paolo) Corres Díaz de Cerio, priest, with fourteen companions of the Order of Saint John of God, who were seized in the persecution against religious and won the crown of martyrdom forgiving their enemies. He was beatified on 25 October 1992 by John Paul II.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology says he was seized in the persecution against religious and died forgiving his enemies.
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“The Roman Martyrology remembers him at Calafell near Tarragona on the Spanish coast as Blessed Braulio María (Paolo) Corres Díaz de Cerio, priest, with fourteen companions of the Order of Saint John of God, who were seized in the persecution against religious and won the crown of martyrdom forgiving their enemies.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 30 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 25 October 1992
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.