Dominik Maria Zavřel
Cistercian monk of Casamari, martyr
Who they were
Born in Bohemia, at Cadovio, he first took the Dominican habit and then became a Cistercian monk of Casamari, making his solemn profession on 6 June 1776; he loved the choral liturgy and had a great devotion to the holy names of Jesus and Mary, and when he wept at soldiers profaning the Eucharist they killed him. Pope Francis beatified him with Simeone Maria Cardon and his five companions on 17 April 2021.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was killed for weeping at the profanation of the Eucharist.
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
- Simeone Maria Cardon Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him with Simeone Maria Cardon and his five companions on 17 April 2021.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 113 (2021), p. 513 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 17 April 2021
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.