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Abelardo García Palacios
Claretian religious, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
13 October 2013
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
The Dicastery's list records Abelardo García Palacios, a Claretian, as born at Villandiego in Burgos on 3 October 1913 and put to death on 28 July 1936. He is one of the 522 Spanish martyrs beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Claretian of Burgos killed in the summer of 1936.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 522-martiri-spagnoli
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
- Wikidata Rfc0d9b51 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.