Jacinto Martínez Ayuela
Augustinian priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom lists him among the companions of Avelino Rodríguez Alonso, a professed priest of the Order of Saint Augustine, killed in Spain in 1936; it describes him as an Augustinian priest, aged 54. He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Named in the decree on martyrdom among those killed in Spain 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
- Avelino Rodríguez Alonso Blessed“The decree on martyrdom lists him among the companions of Avelino Rodríguez Alonso, a professed priest of the Order of Saint Augustine, killed in Spain in 1936; it describes him as an Augustinian priest, aged 54.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 99 (2007), p. 635 - 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.