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Cristóbal Segovia Valero
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
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
Cristóbal Segovia Valero was a priest born at Arjona, who served the parish of San Juan in Arjona and was killed on 11 August 1936. 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 11 August 1936 while serving the parish of San Juan in Arjona.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R56d7e348 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.