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Francisco Bandrés Sánchez
BlessedResearchedSpainSalesians of Don Bosco
Born
1896
Died
1936
Beatified
11 March 2001
unverified
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Barcelona, again in Spain, Blessed Francisco Bandrés Sánchez, priest of the Salesian Society and martyr, who also in the same persecution confirmed his faithfulness to the Lord with his blood.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 3 August as a Salesian priest martyred at Barcelona.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q110216958 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.