Nicephorus Salvador del Río
religious of the Order of Saint John of God and martyr at Paracuellos del Jarama
Feast: 30 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Paracuellos del Jarama near Madrid in Spain, Blesseds Michael Ruedas Megías and six companions, martyrs, who, religious of the Order of Saint John of God, outstanding for their witness of Christian faith, passed to the Lord during the persecution through the violence of the enemies of the Church.
Among those named is Blessed Nicephorus Salvador del Río, a 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 30 November among the companions of Blessed Michael Ruedas Megías, religious of the Order of Saint John of God who passed to the Lord at Paracuellos del Jarama through the violence of the enemies of the Church.
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 Paracuellos del Jarama near Madrid in Spain, Blesseds Michael Ruedas Megías and six companions, martyrs, who, religious of the Order of Saint John of God, outstanding for their witness of Christian faith, passed to the Lord during the persecution through the violence of the enemies of the Church.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.