1. The canonical norms concerning the procedure to be followed in the Causes of Saints are stated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister promulgated by John Paul II on 25 January 1983 (AAS LXXV, 1983, 349-355).

2. To initiate a Cause it is necessary that at least five years pass after the death of the candidate. This is to allow for greater balance and objectivity in the evaluation of the case and to allow the emotions of the moment to decant. There must be a clear conviction among people about his/her sanctity (fama sanctitas) and about the efficacy of his/her intercession with the Lord (fama signorum).

Eufrasio was born in Cancienes (Spain) on February 8, 1897 and was baptized the following day. He spent his infancy and childhood under the tutelage of his grandfather Vincenzo in La Cuesta.

After a brief stay with the Brothers of the Christian Schools (1911), on 5th of December 1912 he was at the Teresian College of Villafranca (Navarre). After completing his formation in Larrea (Vizcaya), on 26th of July 1916 he made his religious profession; followed by the years of theological and philosophical studies, in different Carmelite colleges (Marquina, Burgos, Vitoria and Bilbao), towards the goal of priesthood.

Eufrasio was ordained in Santander on September 23, 1922; on October 1^st he celebrated his first Mass in Oviedo. Appointed professor of philosophy and theology in various colleges, at the same time he dedicated himself to a fruitful priestly ministry.

On September 5, 1926, his superiors sent him to Krakow (Poland) to strengthen the presence of Carmel in the countries of Eastern Europe; a land that he loved deeply, learning above all the difficult Slavic language in order to exercise his apostolate.

Recalled to Burgos in the autumn of 1928, he contributed to the magazines «Il Monte Carmelo» and «Eco del Carmelo e Praga»; in July 1929 he was a professor in Oviedo. This was the last stage of his earthly life in which he would bear witness to Christ by martyrdom. From 1929 to 1934 he supervised and directed the catechetical meetings held in the monastery, much appreciated by the many participants. Elected prior in May 1933, days followed in which the community sensed the painful times that the atheist revolution was preparing in Asturias (October 1933).

In those tragic times, Fr. Eufrasio did not abandon his confreres until all were rescued. He himself was about to leave, when he had to seek treatment at the hospital in Oviedo for a hip dislocation that prevented him from walking. Recognized as a religious, indeed as «the prior of the Carmelites», as he himself declared, on October 12, 1934 he was shot near the wall of the «Old Market». Addressing those who were about to kill him as «my children,» he forgave them.

The decree on martyrdom was promulgated on December 16, 2006. The beatification ceremony took place on October 28, 2007.

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1. The canonical norms concerning the procedure to be followed in the Causes of Saints are stated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister promulgated by John Paul II on 25 January 1983 (AAS LXXV, 1983, 349-355).

2. To initiate a Cause it is necessary that at least five years pass after the death of the candidate. This is to allow for greater balance and objectivity in the evaluation of the case and to allow the emotions of the moment to decant. There must be a clear conviction among people about his/her sanctity (fama sanctitas) and about the efficacy of his/her intercession with the Lord (fama signorum).

In July 1936 in Spain, after the political elections and the triumph of the left, there were criminal actions not only against political exponents but also against the religious. Contempt for religion and anticlerical attacks manifested themselves in the burning of churches and monasteries.

On July 21, 1936 the revolutionaries arrived at the Church of the Carmelite Fathers and with an iron bar opened the door and entered the Church with gasoline cans; a quarter of an hour later the Church turned into a fireball. The church of the Carmelites reduced to ashes, the monastery was transformed into a prison. The Carmelite Fathers, to escape the persecution of the revolutionaries, took refuge with friends and, discovered by the militiamen, professed with a serene spirit that they were religious, which is why they were killed. The killing of the three Discalced Carmelite fathers, the four Discalced Carmelite lay Brothers and the four «Carmelite Tertiary Brothers of Education» (a congregation founded by Bl. Francesco Palau, OCD) took place in the period between 25 July 1936 and 11 November 1936. Their names are:

Elipio of Saint Teresa (Felipe Arce Fernández), Professed Priest OCD, (1878-1836)

Pere of Saint Elijah (Pedro de Eriz Eguiluz), Professed Priest OCD, (1867-1836)

Damià of the Most Holy Trinity (Damián Rodríguez Pablos) Professed Religious OCD, (1896-1836)

Josep Cecili of Jesus Mary (Josep Alberich Lluch), Professed Religious OCD, (1866-1836)

Vicent of the Cross (Vicent Gallen Ibáñez), Professed Priest OCD, (1908-1836)

Àngel of Saint Joseph (Joan Fort Rius), Professed Religious OCD, (1896-1836)

Carles of Jesus Mary (Carles Barrufet Tost), Professed Religious OCD, (1888-1836)

Juli Alameda Camarero, Carmelite Tertiary Brother of Education, (1911-1836)

Isidre Tarsà Giribets, Carmelite Tertiary Brother of Education, (1866-1836)

Lluís Domingo Oliva, Carmelite Tertiary Brother of Education, (1892-1836)

Bonaventura Toldrà Rodon, Carmelite Tertiary Brother of Education, (1896-1836)

They were beatified on October 13, 2013, in the Archdiocese of Tarragona (Spain), along with 522 other martyrs who offered their lives for the faith during the Spanish Civil War.

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1. The canonical norms concerning the procedure to be followed in the Causes of Saints are stated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister promulgated by John Paul II on 25 January 1983 (AAS LXXV, 1983, 349-355).

2. To initiate a Cause it is necessary that at least five years pass after the death of the candidate. This is to allow for greater balance and objectivity in the evaluation of the case and to allow the emotions of the moment to decant. There must be a clear conviction among people about his/her sanctity (fama sanctitas) and about the efficacy of his/her intercession with the Lord (fama signorum).