This is a strong and lively biography, for general public. It narrates the life of an admirable and controversial man of the Church. It depicts an attractive and coherent life of a saint of today, an exceptional man who has a lot to say to our society.The book will interest everyone: believers or agnostics, young or old, intellectuals or ordinary people, because it is the life of a witness who lived intensely and with all its consequences, the early 20th century of life in Spain. It is the story of a man who made his Christian faith the reason for his existence, and as a consequence gave his life for it and suffered martyrdom.

MARISA RODRÍGUEZ ABANCÉNS, is from Jerez de los Caballeros (Badajoz); she is a journalist, who graduated in Law and has a doctorate in Information Sciences. She has numerous publications referring to the social phenomenon of communication. She has practiced broadcasting and press journalism. She has been director of the magazine Crítica; Professor of communication and regular contributor to the press, she has prefaced several books on educational, gender, and on scientific and humanistic issues. She is the author of the biography Pedro Poveda, A Gentle Challenge translated into English. A good part of her journalistic activity is dedicated to disseminating the figures and thoughts of Josefa Segovia and Pedro Poveda.