Teodomiro Joaquín Sáinz Sáinz
Brother of the Christian Schools, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
In religion Brother Teodomiro Joaquín and in the world Adriano Sáinz Sáinz, he was born at Puentedey in the diocese of Burgos on 8 September 1907 and made his religious profession as a Brother of the Christian Schools in 1932. He was shot on the road to Boquetas near Almería on 8 September 1936, in the persecution of religion during the Spanish Civil War.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology for 8 September names him a blessed martyr, one of the Brothers of the Christian Schools killed at Almería in the persecution during the civil war.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 8 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993) - decree on the martyrdom
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.