Blessed Heraclio Matute Tobias
- 18 October
- 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs
Profile
Member of the Claretians, professed on 23 December 1884. Ordained a priest on 14 March 1891. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
- 18 October 1936 in Cervera, Lleida, Spain
- 21 December 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
- 21 October 2017 by Pope
- beatification celebrated at the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Heraclio Matute Tobias“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 January 2023. Web. 19 April 2024. <>