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).

Father Eusebius of the Child Jesus (Ovidio Fernández Arenillas) and the entire Community of Discalced Carmelites of Toledo, suffered martyrdom between the months of July and September 1936, during the religious persecution experienced in Spain in the 30s. To the cry of Long Live Christ the King and forgiving from the heart those who killed them, they offered an example of fidelity to Jesus Christ. Their names are: Fr. Eusebius of the Child Jesus, Br Joseph Augustine of the Blessed Sacrament, Br Hermilo of St Eliseus, Br Eliseus of Jesus Crucified, Br Perfecto of the Virgin of Carmel, Br Clement of the Sacred Hearts, Br Constantine of St Joseph, Br Joseph Mary of the Sorrowful Virgin, Fr Nazario of the Sacred Heart, Fr. Peter Joseph of the Sacred Hearts, Fr. Raymond of the Virgin of Carmel, Br Melchior of the Child Jesus, Br Félix of the Virgin of Carmel, Br Placid of the Child Jesus, Br Daniel of the Sacred Passion, Fr. Tirso of Jesus Mary.

The decree of martyrdom was promulgated on April 28, 2006. The beatification ceremony was held 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).

During the French revolution, the Constituent Assembly in 1789, after confiscating all ecclesiastical property and suppressing religious institutes, decreed the Civil Constitution of the clergy, by which bishops and parish priests had to be elected by popular vote and imposing on the clergy the oath of adherence to the Constitution itself; There were those who joined (sworn clergy) and those who did not want to do so ('refractory' clergy).

The Legislative Assembly came to power, raged against the 'refractory' clergy, reaching in 1792 to massacring 300 of them, including bishops and priests. The National Convention followed in power, issuing decrees of deportation against the 'refractory' clergy by which it was necessary to present oneself spontaneously under penalty of death; thus 2412 priests and religious were struck, deported to three areas of France, of which 829 to La Rochelle (Rochefort), among the latter we find John Baptist Duverneuil, Michael-Aloysius Brulard and Hubert of Saint Claude, three Carmelite priests, who together with their fellow deportees suffered hardships of all kinds, miserable living conditions, cruel mistreatment, because there was a tendency to eliminate them clandestinely; of the Carmelites it is known that they were priests deported in 1793 to La Rochelle, who died of hardships endured with heroic patience and strength of faith.

They were beatified along with 61 other companions of martyrdom, of whom sufficient documentation could be found, by Pope John Paul II, on October 1^st, 1995.

The decree on martyrdom was promulgated on July 2^nd, 1994. The beatification ceremony was held on October 1^st, 1995.

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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, when the religious persecution began during the Spanish civil war, Father John of Jesus and the other four friars were in Lleida. The first few days they hid in the orchards near the convent, assisted by some friends and supporters. They decided to move to the nearby town of Alcarràs to seek a safe haven. But as soon as they began to move, they met a group of the armed party, who asked them to identify themselves and confess their belonging to the friars of St. Teresa. After doing so, they were immediately killed.  It was July 25, 1936.

The decree of martyrdom was promulgated on June 3, 2013. The beatification ceremony was held on October 13, 2013.