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Antonio Órpez Muñoz
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 Órpez Muñoz was a diocesan priest, born at Martos on 3 October 1864 and assistant parish priest of San Amador in Martos, who was killed there on 11 October 1936 at the age of 72. 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 at Martos on 11 October 1936 while serving as assistant parish priest of San Amador.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R131b9eb1 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.