Buenaventura Esteve Flors
Priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
In the village of Gilet in the territory of Valencia in Spain, Blessed Buenaventura Esteve Flors, priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and martyr, passed to the Lord under the violence of the enemies of the faith.
The Acta Apostolicae Sedis give his religious name as Buenaventura de Puzol and his name in the world as Julio Esteve Flors, of the house of Masamagrell, born in 1897, professed in 1914, ordained priest in 1921 and killed on 26 September 1936.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was killed by the enemies of the faith during the Spanish persecution.
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
- Buenaventura de Puzol Blessed“The Acta Apostolicae Sedis give his religious name as Buenaventura de Puzol and his name in the world as Julio Esteve Flors, of the house of Masamagrell, born in 1897, professed in 1914, ordained priest in 1921 and killed on 26 September 1936.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 26 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 92 (2000) - decree on the martyrdom of the Capuchin friars of Valencia
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.