Sixto Alonso Hevia
Seminarian of Oviedo, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Born at Poago on 1 February 1916, he entered the seminary of Oviedo in 1929; caught at home by the outbreak of the war, he took refuge with his father in the parish church, was sent to serve the troops and then to a punishment camp near Cangas de Onís, and was stabbed to death at Ventanielles, near Ponga, on 27 May 1937. Pope Francis beatified him with Ángel Cuartas Cristóbal and his eight companions on 9 March 2019.
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 killed while serving food to workers at a canteen.
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
- Ángel Cuartas Cristóbal Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him with Ángel Cuartas Cristóbal and his eight companions on 9 March 2019.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 111 (2019), p. 1801 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 9 March 2019
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.