Juan Antonio Burro Mas
Religious of the Order of Saint John of God, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
At Madrid in Spain, Blessed Giovanni Antonio Burro Mas, religious of the Order of Saint John of God and martyr, was killed during the persecution against the Church for having borne witness to the Gospel.
The Acta Apostolicae Sedis record that he was a professed member of the community of Ciempozuelos, born at Barcelona on 28 June 1914, and that he was killed at Madrid on 5 November 1936.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was killed at Madrid for bearing witness to the Gospel.
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“At Madrid in Spain, Blessed Giovanni Antonio Burro Mas, religious of the Order of Saint John of God and martyr, was killed during the persecution against the Church for having borne witness to the Gospel.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 5 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991) - decree on the martyrdom of the Brothers of Saint John of God
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.