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Also known as

• Brother Ambrosio León

Memorial

• 22 October

Profile

Baptized at the age of four days. Member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, joining on 7 November 1925 at Monreal del Campo, Spain and making his vows on 1 February 1930, taking the name Brother Ambrosio León. Taught in Bonanova, Spain in 1932. Dragged of his school militia during the Spanish Civil War, he was exiled and eventually martyred.

Born

• 7 January 1914 in Ojos Negros, Teruel, Spain

Died

• 22 October 1936 in Benimaclet, Valencia, Spain

Venerated

• 20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Pedro Lorente Vicente“. CatholicSaints.Info. 16 March 2020. Web. 30 April 2024. <>