Juan Cuscó Oliver
Priest of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Juan Cuscó Oliver was born at La Granada, near Barcelona, on 6 May 1872, made his religious profession in 1894 and was ordained priest in 1899. While trying to reach Rome he was thrown into prison, and he was killed at the cemetery of Lleida on 21 August 1936. Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Iacobus Puig Mirosa and nineteen companions of the Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was one of two of this group killed at the cemetery of Lleida on 21 August 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
- Iacobus Puig Mirosa Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Iacobus Puig Mirosa and nineteen companions of the Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.” — this site's research
- Pedro Sadurni Raventós Blessed“He was killed at the cemetery of Lleida on 21 August 1936 alongside Juan Cuscó Oliver, the two having heard each other's confession before they died.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 105 (2013), p. 489 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.