Eustaquio Luis
Brother of the Christian Schools, martyr of the persecution in Spain; in the world Aloisius Villanueva Montoya
Who they were
A Brother of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, in the world Aloisius Villanueva Montoya, born on 10 October 1888 at Cucho in the diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada. He entered the Institute in 1906 and made his perpetual profession in 1917, and carried out the humbler duties of the house.
He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, one of Teodosio Rafael and his three companions of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom names him among Teodosio Rafael and his three companions killed in 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.
Connected on this site
- Teodosio Rafael Blessed“He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, one of Teodosio Rafael and his three companions of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 546 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.