Evencio Ricardo Alonso Uyarra
Brother of the Christian Schools, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology names him at Almeria on the Andalusian coast of Spain, one of three Brothers of the Christian Schools who won the palm of martyrdom in the persecution against religion during the civil war.
The Acta Apostolicae Sedis print him as Brother Evencio Ricardo, in the world Eusebio Alonso Uyarra, born at Viloria de Rioja in the diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada on 5 March 1907, who made his religious profession in 1932 and was shot on 8 September on the road leading to Boquetas.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was one of three Brothers of the Christian Schools killed for the faith at Almeria during the Spanish civil war.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 8 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993) - decree on the martyrdom of the Brothers of the Christian Schools of Almeria
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.