Blessed Norberto Cembranos de la Verdura
Profile
Norberto joined the Franciscan Capuchin lay oblates in El Pardo, Madrid, Spain. He was serving there in 1936 at the start of the Spanish Civil War when the convent came under siege by hundreds of militiamen. Norberto managed to escape, and hid for a while in a local inn, but was located, arrested and executed for being in religious life. Martyr.
Born
- 6 June 1891 in Villalquite, León, Spain
- as he was born on the feast day of Saint Norbert of Magdeburg, his parents named him Noberto
- 23 September 1936 in Madrid, Spain
- 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis
- beatification celebrated at the Complex Educatiu, Tarragona, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Norberto Cembranos de la Verdura“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 March 2022. Web. 29 March 2024. <>