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Also known as

• Brother Luis Gonzaga
• Lleó Alesanco i Maestro

Memorial

• 30 November

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Benedictine priest in the Subiaco Congregation. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 22 May 1882 in San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain

Died

• 30 November 1936 in Barcelona, Spain
• buried in the Cripta de los Monjes Mártires, Montserrat Basilica, Barcelona

Venerated

• 28 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis
• beatification celebrated in Tarragona, Spain

MLA Citation

• “Blessed León Alesanco Maestro“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 March 2020. Web. 14 May 2024. <>