Josafat Rocco
Religious, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Josafat Rocco was a religious baptised on 8 December 1899 in the parish of Saint Vincent Martyr of Navagos in the province of Burgos, and is named in the Dicastery's list of the martyrs of the cause of Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría, bishop, and ten companions. 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
The Dicastery lists him among the martyrs of the cause of Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría, bishop, and ten companions.
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
- Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría Blessed“Josafat Rocco was a religious baptised on 8 December 1899 in the parish of Saint Vincent Martyr of Navagos in the province of Burgos, and is named in the Dicastery's list of the martyrs of the cause of Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría, bishop, and ten companions.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - narciso-de-estenaga-y-echevarria-vescovo-e-10-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.