Abundio Martín Rodríguez
Priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Abundio Martín Rodríguez was born on 14 April 1908 at Villaescusa de Ecla near Palencia, made his perpetual vows in 1929 and was ordained priest on 17 December 1931; he was a sociable man, attentive to others and of notable spiritual depth, who gave himself to the education of boys as teacher and formator.
Pope Francis beatified him on 6 May 2017 among the Spanish martyrs of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints counts him among the Spanish martyrs of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus beatified on 6 May 2017.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - martiri-spagnoli-missionari-del-sacro-cuore-di-gesu
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 6 May 2017
- Wikidata R383c3e34 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.