Plácido Fábrega Juliá
Marist Brother, in religion Brother Bernardo, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Plácido Fábrega Juliá, known in religion as Brother Bernardo, was born on 18 February 1889 at Camallera in the diocese of Girona and belonged to the Institute of the Marist Brothers of the Schools, teaching boys both doctrine and the way of life; the decree on his martyrdom says that faith and charity were the armour he used to serve God, his institute and his pupils, and that in the evil day he completed his Christian witness by shedding his blood for the love of God.
The decree gives his years as 1889 to 1934, and he was beatified by Benedict XVI among the martyrs of Spain raised to the altars in October 2007.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom says that he completed his Christian witness by shedding his blood for the love of God.
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 97 (2005) - decree on martyrdom
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.