Felipe de San Miguel Ruiz Fraile
Passionist religious, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
A coadjutor brother of the Congregation of the Passion, born on 6 March 1915 at Quintanilla de la Berzosa in the diocese of Palencia and professed on 22 October 1932; at Daimiel he looked after the community's clothing and sometimes the kitchen and garden. He was shot at Carabanchel Bajo on 23 July 1936. He was beatified on 1 October 1989 by John Paul II, among Nicéforo Díez Tejerina and twenty-five companions of the Congregation of the Passion.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology names him among the Passionist martyrs of Spain.
- Roman Martyrology, 23 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991) - beatification letter
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 81 (1989) - decree on the martyrdom
- Wikidata Rd7f6e15a — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.