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August 16

Víctor Chumillas Fernández and 21 companions (+ 1936)

Franciscan religious

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Encourage your fellow community members to respond to evil with faithfulness and forgiveness.

Biography

Víctor Chumillas and twenty-one Franciscans were expelled from their convents and imprisoned in 1936. Twenty members of the Consuegra community died on August 16, forgiving their executioners. The Church recognized in his dedication a true martyrdom, lived with fidelity, hope and forgiveness.

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