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Francisco de Paula Aranda Cabrera
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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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
Francisco de Paula Aranda Cabrera was a priest, born at Martos on 20 November 1871 and ordained in 1896, who was parish priest of Nuestra Señora de la Paz at Marmolejo and was killed on 23 December 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 23 December 1936 while serving as parish priest of Nuestra Señora de la Paz at Marmolejo.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R881e304d — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.