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Ángel Ayala Alarcó
Spanish Jesuit priest, founder of the Catholic Association of Propagandists
Servant of GodFull write-upSpain
Born
1 March 1867
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Died
20 February 1960
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Fr Ángel Ayala SJ gathered the young laymen in Madrid in 1908 who became the Asociación Católica de Propagandistas, and promoted the ICAI engineering school and the newspaper El Debate.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The opening session of the diocesan phase of his cause was held in Madrid on 20 February 2026, the anniversary of his death.
The cause
Ángel Ayala Alarcó is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Ángel Ayala Alarcó.
Sources
- Padre Ángel Ayala, un propagandista camino a los altares — Aleteia
- Se abre el proceso de beatificación del Padre Ayala, fundador de la ACdP — ACdP
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.