Innocencio of Mary Immaculate was a Spanish Passionist priest born in 1887 in Santa Cilla do Valadouro. After entering the seminary at age 14, he pursued studies in philosophy and theology before being ordained in 1920. He spent much of his ministry preaching missions and teaching in schools. His life ended during the Asturias revolt in 1934, when he was executed by a firing squad while serving at a school in Turón. He is remembered as one of the Martyrs of Turon.
Life and death
Following his religious training, Innocencio served in Mieres, where he heard confessions for students preparing for their first communion. During the 1934 uprising in Asturias, he was detained at a school by strikers. He was held in a local facility with eight Brothers of the Christian Schools until a committee sentenced them to death. He was executed on 9 October 1934, and his remains were placed in a common grave.
Veneration
The Catholic Church recognizes him as a martyr of the period of anti-clerical violence in Spain. He was declared venerable in 1989 and beatified in 1990. He was eventually canonized as a saint by Pope John Paul II in 1999. His feast day is observed annually on 9 October.