Francisco Ortega Espejo

Who they were

Francisco Ortega Espejo was a priest, born at Martos on 20 April 1876 and ordained in 1899, who was parish priest of San Juan Bautista at Los Villares and was killed at Despeñaperros on 16 or 17 September 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 at Despeñaperros on 16 or 17 September 1936 while serving as parish priest of San Juan Bautista at Los Villares.

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  “Francisco Ortega Espejo was a priest, born at Martos on 20 April 1876 and ordained in 1899, who was parish priest of San Juan Bautista at Los Villares and was killed at Despeñaperros on 16 or 17 September 1936.” — this site's research