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Fructuoso Pérez Márquez
Married layman of the Third Order of St Dominic, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
18 June 2022
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Fructuoso Pérez Márquez was born at Almería on 9 February 1884, married and had four children, and belonged to the Third Order of St Dominic. A newspaper journalist who never hid his faith in God, he was killed on the shore called La Garrofa at Almería on 15 August 1936; Pope Francis beatified him on 18 June 2022.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
His body was given back by the sea with many others and could not be identified.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 112 (2020), p. 4 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - giovanni-aguilar-donis-e-5-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 18 June 2022
- Wikidata Ra3ab5db2 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.