PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS KILLED IN SPAIN

1,379 Known For Certain—Many More Suspected
1,379 priests and religious, from 27 religious orders and congregations, have been killed in Spain since the outbreak of the Civil War. This figure does not include unknown hundreds of secular priests who are believed to have been killed.
The following statistics have been sent to us by Fr. Ledit, S.J., Editor of The World Problem, Rome.
Father Ledit was responsible for the Exhibition of Communist Propaganda, held recently at the Russian College, Rome.
The following list shows how many from each order or congregation have been killed, These are the minimum figures, and do not include the names of those who have disappeared or who are thought to have been killed.
Thus, the Franciscans claim to have some 250 victims, the Hermit of St. Augustine, 140, and so on.
Among the 58 Benedictines killed were a complete community of 40.
Other orders include: Fathers of the Heart of Mary .. 237 Christian Brothers .. .. 143 Marist Brothers .. .. 109 Franciscans .. .. 104 Jesuits .. 100 Hermits of St. Augustine .. .. 93 Capuchins .. 89 (Pielms) • • • • • • • •
Brothers of St Gabriel ..
Passionists Dominicans (Province of Madrid Salesians .. .. 67 Vineentians 56 Brothers of St. John of God .. 42 Discalced Carmelites 42 Carmelites of the Observance .. 36 Order of the Holy Trinity for the Redemption of Captives 20 Redemptorists .. 19 Benedictines .. 58 Fathers of the Holy Family (P.
Mafianet) .. 16 Our Lady of Mercy .. .. 16 Missionaries of the Sacred Heart 10 Marianists 9 Augustinians 8 Order of St. Camillus of Lellis 5 Missionaries of the Sacred Heart