Valerio Bernardo (Marciano) Herrero Martínez
Brother of the Christian Schools and martyr at Almería
Feast: 31 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Almería in Spain, Blesseds Edmigio (Isidoro) Primo Rodríguez, Amalio (Justo) Zariquiegui Mendoza and Valerio Bernardo (Marciano) Herrero Martínez, martyrs, who, Brothers of the Christian Schools, were killed in hatred of the faith during the persecution.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 31 August as a Brother of the Christian Schools killed in hatred of the faith at Almería in Spain.
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
- Amalio (Justo) Zariquiegui Mendoza Blessed“At Almería in Spain, Blesseds Edmigio (Isidoro) Primo Rodríguez, Amalio (Justo) Zariquiegui Mendoza and Valerio Bernardo (Marciano) Herrero Martínez, martyrs, who, Brothers of the Christian Schools, were killed in hatred of the faith during the persecution.” — this site's research
- Edmigio (Isidoro) Primo Rodríguez Blessed“At Almería in Spain, Blesseds Edmigio (Isidoro) Primo Rodríguez, Amalio (Justo) Zariquiegui Mendoza and Valerio Bernardo (Marciano) Herrero Martínez, martyrs, who, Brothers of the Christian Schools, were killed in hatred of the faith during the persecution.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.