Faustino (Antonio) Villanueva Igual
religious of the Order of St John of God, martyr near Madrid
Feast: 1 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Near Madrid in Spain, Blessed Cristino (Miguel) Roca Huguet, priest, and eleven companions, martyrs, who, all of them belonging to the Order of Saint John of God, were killed in the course of the civil war out of hatred for religion.
Among those named is Blessed Faustino (Antonio) Villanueva Igual, religious.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 September among the religious of the Order of St John of God killed near Madrid during the Spanish civil war out of hatred for religion.
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“Near Madrid in Spain, Blessed Cristino (Miguel) Roca Huguet, priest, and eleven companions, martyrs, who, all of them belonging to the Order of Saint John of God, were killed in the course of the civil war out of hatred for religion.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.