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Casto Navarro Martínez
Claretian priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
21 October 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Casto Navarro Martínez, born at Guadaliaviar, near Teruel, on 1 June 1905, was ordained a priest on 10 June 1928, entered the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (the Claretians) in 1935 and made his religious profession on 11 June 1936.
He was killed at San Sadurní d'Osormort on 8 August 1936, and Pope Francis beatified him with his companions on 21 October 2017.
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 killed at San Sadurní d'Osormort on 8 August 1936.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 110 (2018), p. 1225 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 109-martiri-spagnoli-clarettiani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 21 October 2017
- Wikidata R712c20be — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.