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Antonio Cañada Fernández
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Antonio Cañada Fernández was a diocesan priest, born at Torredonjimeno on 9 June 1904 and chaplain of the monastery of Santa Clara in Martos, who was killed on 30 September 1936 at the age of 32. He was beatified on 13 December 2025 by Pope Leo XIV among the 124 martyrs of Jaén.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Killed on 30 September 1936 while serving as chaplain of the monastery of Santa Clara in Martos.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata Rded79411 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.