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Antonio Pancorbo López
Salesian priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
28 October 2007
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A professed priest of the Society of St Francis de Sales, he was put to death on 24 September 1936. He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI with Enrique Sáiz Aparicio and 62 companions of the Society of St Francis de Sales.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was put to death on 24 September 1936 during the persecution in Spain.
Connected on this site
- Francis de Sales Saint“A professed priest of the Society of St Francis de Sales, he was put to death on 24 September 1936.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 947 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - enrique-saiz-aparicio-e-62-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
- Wikidata R34a9b244 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.