Ovidio Bertrán
Brother of the Christian Schools, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Ovidio Bertrán was a religious of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools; the apostolic letter of Benedict XVI names him with four companions of the same Institute and with the diocesan priest José María Cánovas Martínez, chaplain of the Institute, who suffered prison and death for the faith during the war in Spain rather than deny Christ or their right to belong to the Church, forgiving their persecutors and praying for them.
The letter, given at Saint Peter's on 28 October 2007, grants them the honours of the blessed and sets their feast on 6 November.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The apostolic letter records that he went to prison and to death rather than deny Christ, forgiving his persecutors in the hour of his death.
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 - beatifications of 27 October 2007
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 101 (2009) - beatification letter
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.