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Antonio del Castillo García
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 del Castillo García was a diocesan priest, born at Linares on 5 October 1893 and assistant parish priest of Santa María in Linares, who was killed on 18 August 1936 at the age of 43. 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 18 August 1936 while serving as assistant parish priest of Santa María in Linares.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R2adcb747 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.