In July 1936, thirty-six Spanish religious, members of various Carmelite communities, gave their lives in defense and witness of their Christian faith and consecration to Jesus Christ.
Angel Prat Hostench along with other religious were discovered while trying to escape persecution at the Tarrega railway station. Together with Prat were three priests, five students, one lay brother and two novices. Later in August, Carmelite nun Sister Maria del Patrocinio — after escaping her burning monastery — was shot by militia. Further Carmelites brothers and priests were killed in October and November following inhumane interrogations and treatment. These Carmelites were among 498 martyrs of the Spanish civil war, beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007.
Read more about these modern-day martyrs on the Order of Carmelites website:
