St. Nicanor Ascanio Soria
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Patron: Martyrs; religious brothers; Spain
Birth: October 10, 1882
Death: September 30, 1936
Canonized: Pope Benedict XVI
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Blessed Nicanor Ascanio Soria was a Spanish religious brother of the Franciscan Order who served God through prayer, community life, and fidelity to the Gospel. He lived during a time of violent persecution against the Church in Spain.
Nicanor was killed in hatred of the faith during the Spanish Civil War. The Church honors him among the martyrs whose witness testified to the Lord Jesus Christ even in the face of death. He was beatified with other Spanish martyrs by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007.
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