August 25: Blessed Luis Urbano Lanaspa, Dominican New Martyr Of Spain

Blessed Luis Urbano Lanaspa
1882 – 1936

Luis Urbano Lanaspa, O.P.
He helped everybody he could, no matter what he might get in return, even to the loss of his life.

SOURCE: http://www.op-stjoseph.org/advance/crier.htm

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One Response to August 25: Blessed Luis Urbano Lanaspa, Dominican New Martyr Of Spain

  1. Nan says:

    Born on June 3, 1882. His first studies were in the Escolapios of Zaragoza. At age 14 admitted to reconcile the seminar to begin studies in Philosophy, and pursues sacristan in the church of the Dominican nuns of St. Agnes.

    He took the Dominican habit on October 30, 1898 in Padron, La Coruna (Spain Dominican Province).He was in the convents of Coria (Asturias) and San Esteban de Salamanca.

    He was ordained a priest on September 22, 1906.

    Simultaneously he began his career with the ecclesiastical career of Physical Sciences, obtaining his doctorate at the Universidad Central de Madrid.

    The year 1912, he returned to province of Aragon, he went Valencia where he would deploy his business with the highest standards of competence as a preacher, teacher, writer, director and promoter souls of the charitable society.

    He embarked to Santiago, Chile, Peru and Ecuador following sacred legacy of Cardinal John Baptist Pontifical Benlloch. He was graced with the title of Preacher General Order and the Crown of Spain granted the title of Preacher of His Majesty.

    He was worthy of the degree of Master of Divinity. Among other publications, in 1914 writes about ecumenism presenting to Santo Domingo as a model for ecumenism.

    He promoted the founding of the College-San Joaquin Asylum and the Polyclinic of St. Vincent Ferrer. He was very conscious of doing all his social work only by God, and therefore often said that if the revolution comes, it would crush him like a worm.

    The afternoon of Sunday, July 19, 1936, he left the convent and was hosted at the home of family friends of the Commonwealth. On 23 occurs the first notification and attempted arrest.

    He was arrested early in the evening of August 21. That same afternoon he was murdered.

    Since 1942 his remains hve rested in the cryps at teh side of the altar of Santo Domingo de la Basilica St. Vincent Ferrer in Valencia.

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