Nicolás Castro
Lay catechist, martyr in Guatemala
Who they were
Born at Cholá in Guatemala, he was a catechist and an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist, and was killed at Los Plátanos, in Chicamán, on 29 September 1980. Pope Francis beatified him with José María Gran Cirera and his nine companions on 23 April 2021.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery list records that he was killed at Los Plátanos on 29 September 1980.
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.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - giuseppe-maria-gran-cirera-e-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 23 April 2021
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.